Hi, and welcome to Jesus Over Everything, a five-day-a-week variety show that mixes encouragement,

the Bible, practical how-toes, and fantastic guests for the listener on the go.

I'm Lisa Whittle, and I welcome you to just five minutes with me, which I trust and pray will be five minutes well spent.

We're coming to the close of our First Things First series, and I've loved this month.

Hope you have too. Today is not only an

important show, but one I think that has the potential to shift the way we see obedience and

practical decision-making. It's a Jesus Over Everything idea, to be sure, but it's also a great

way to uncomplicate your life by letting everyone know where you stand in a decision that may be

unpopular. I'm going to tell you what I mean

in just a minute. We talked a couple of weeks ago about how David was in the habit in his life

of always consulting with God before making big decisions. Obviously, he also had some missteps in his life, and in those

moments, he didn't consult God or he wouldn't have messed up. But that doesn't and shouldn't mark him

because truly, David was a godly man who put God first for most of his life. But he's not the only one

I've been reading about who followed this first thing's first type of lifestyle

in the word, Samuel consulted the Lord first. Noah consulted the Lord, obviously, because

everyone else thought he was nuts for building that arc. And even back to First Samuel,

Jonathan consulted God, except for that honey incident. But the point is that many heroes of

the faith had this mentality of,

I answer to God, not you. And that is what we're really talking about today. I think we get into a lot

of trouble when we veer from this, when we start to take on the opinions of others and make them

too important. Gathering information is one thing. Letting people pour into us

and give us input over a decision we need to make when they're wise and trusted and have a proven

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