Saturday, March 1, 2025

Good Advice

Sometimes, we go to all our friends for advice and counsel.  We air our to everyone around us and we are curious what they would do or say or choose if in our situation.  But God is the only counsel you really need.  

The Psalmist declares in Psalm 16:5-8, "LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.  I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken." 

Fine-tune your spirit to hear His voice and listen to His instruction.  Seek out the counsel of the Lord. He is your portion and sustenance. He knows and understands your future. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." (Isaiah 55:9) 

Avoid disappointment with family and friends for bad advice by going directly to God who is your flawless counselor and confidante. You do not have to be shaken by what you face. You can trust His guidance.  When the enemy lays a trap for your feet, He steers you around it.  

When you are tempted to choose ways against the Word of God, He grips your hand tightly in His to stable your footing.  When you feel you have no one to talk to, no one who understands what you are going through - God is your Advisor and Friend.