Everyone has longed to go back to a specific time in their
personal history for an opportunity to make better choices. While crucial life decisions are consistently
placed before us, risky choices need careful evaluations. Some individuals consistently make decisions
that result in negative consequences for themselves and others.
Proverbs 20:18 offers us these words of instruction: “Get
good advice and you will succeed; don’t go charging into battle without a
plan.” Good advice is like a lamp to guide your path. Good teaching is a light to direct your thoughts. Talk to God about what’s in your heart, for he
gives confidence to those who desire to please him.
What can
we do to make sure our choices produce constructive change? First, avoid impulsive decisions. Making impulsive decisions can result in
unwanted consequences. To avoid this outcome,
be sure to give significant decisions a “fair chance” to be evaluated. Discussing an issue with those who will give
honest feedback is a necessity.
I really like your line, "Discussing an issue with those who will give honest feedback is a necessity." It's comfortable to surround ourselves with 'yes' men and women, and people who always encourage us to follow our heart, but what a blessing it is to have friends who lovingly tell us the truth.
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