The person who is sure his intellect and emotions will
tell him the right thing to do – that person is stupid. But, the person who
follows the Lord’s path finds wisdom, and that person will be rescued.
(Proverbs 28:26)
How do you make decisions? Are you confident
that your experience, intellect, and intuition are going to render sound decisions?
The Bible repeatedly says that this state of self-reliance is foolish pride.
The world tells you that it is the way to be wise. Who will you believe?
The statements in this passage assume that
life is filled with challenges beyond the capacity of human intellect and
rational thought. The passage argues for a relationship of dependence on God
for your decisions each day. The greatest deception of Satan is found here; the
one that we call “original sin” (Genesis 3:15) shows it clearly. The root decision
of your personal life is, “will you trust in God or trust in yourself?” You
cannot carve out segments of your life where you are in charge. You cannot give
God the big issues, and you handle the details because that would imply you can
determine which issues are big.
Don’t deceive yourself on this point. Then,
help your people to see and live in truth with you. You nor your people are
competent to live a prosperous life without God’s constant involvement. Give
all your decisions to Him.
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