‘The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.’ Proverbs 12:15 NIV
Another way God will lead you is: through Godly advice. Moses experienced this. Instead of getting help, he tried to do it all himself. At that point his father-in-law, Jethro, said to him, ‘What you are doing is not good.’ (Exodus 18:17 NIV) Then he told Moses to delegate responsibility to capable leaders who could share the load with him. ‘Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.’ (Exodus 18:24 NIV) As a result, Moses’ problem was solved, and Israel made it successfully to the Promised Land.
Some of the time God will speak to you directly and reveal what you should do, but much of the time He will speak to you through relationships. He will bring wise and seasoned people alongside you. At that point you need to be humble enough to heed their advice. You may be good; indeed, you may be better than most. But you’ll never be as good as you could be, without the help of others. But you must be careful who you listen to—trustworthy counsellors and persons who want only what God wants. Such persons will stay objective, listen carefully, and answer slowly. Often they won’t give you an answer at the time you ask for it. They want to sleep on it; they want to pray about it; they want to think about it. Such a person is like having an extra set of eyes and ears. Why would you want to live without them? So today be open to those God sends into your life to help guide you.
SoulFood: Gen 32–34, John 14:1–31, Ps 147:1–11, Ecc 3:5–8
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright 2024
