Balanced and Godly Decision Making

UV 3650/10000 Balanced and Godly Decision Making And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, and He will not judge by what His eyes see, nor make decisions by what his ears hear; Isaiah 11 v 3 This uni-verse is a prophetic description of the coming Messiah Jesus. He is One who is wise as He not only fears the Lord God, His Father but delights in such fear. His actions, choices and words were shaped by such wisdom and fear of God. He did not rely on His human perception, His human senses of sight and hearing, or His own thoughts. He relied on the Spirit of God and the Word of God. His decisions were guided not by His five senses like most of us do but by supernatural guidance and wisdom. Following the model of Jesus, we ought not to rely on our own senses and perception, or on hearsay or what we see. Our understanding and knowledge based on these are partial and often, distorted. People tell us their version of the truth, garnished by what they would like us to think and do. Every decision we make should be preceded by prayer, godly counsel, guidance of the Holy Spirit and the peace of Jesus that gives us a sense that we have made the right call. Our yardsticks to measure would then be, righteousness and justice. The world asks us to go with our hearts and trust what it says. But the word says that our hearts are deceitful. If we trust in our own minds, we are fools. If we follow our own desire, we are led into folly and sin. Hence, scripture says there is safety in a multitude of counsel. Hence, in addition to prayer preceding decisions seeking the Lord’s guidance and wisdom, He does not preclude us from seeking godly as well as expert advice in any matter. In my life, whenever I sought such advice, I did not err but when I kept my counsel to myself, I erred badly. No one human has a monopoly of wisdom. Hence, when we are informed of the perspectives and views of different persons concerned with a particular matter or decision we are considering, we get clarity and a more balanced view of the pros and cons of that decision.