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Proverbs chapter 15, verse 22.

Without counsel, plans fail, but with many advisors, they succeed.

What a simple, significant verse that we all need to remember and apply.

As we make plans in our lives, it is wise for us to not do that alone.

As we think about decisions we make, it is wise for us to seek counsel from others. If left to ourselves,

we are prone to foolishness. Wisdom comes in a company of advisors with many advisors.

They succeed. So what that means is as we make decisions, it is good to live in community

with other people, particularly those who fear God. And as a result of fearing God, have wisdom from

God, those who are walking with God in His Word. That's not to say we can't get counsel from others.

God gives grace to all kinds of people, common grace, even to those who are not following him.

And so it's not that we can't listen to others who may not be in the Word, who may not be

worshiping God. At the same time, we know that worldly wisdom is not what we need.

Worldly counsel is not what we need. Counsel or wisdom in line with the pattern of this world,

in line with the priorities of this world. That's not really what we need. What we need is

wisdom and counsel from God's word, from those who are walking with God

in His Word. And so we lean on many advisors along these lines, trusting that God will use the

counsel of others, advice from others, to form our thinking according to his word. I think of so many times

when I've been making decisions in my life, in my family, in work, in the church, where as I've sought

counsel from others, I've seen things that I didn't see. I've learned things that I needed to

learn. I've changed decisions that I needed to learn. I've changed decisions

that I was thinking about making when I heard counsel from others. And obviously, we don't want to

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