In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

Next on In Touch, living wisely or foolishly.

Why would a family choose to buy a home house that they know that they cannot afford,

but they're going to buy it anyway. Unwise decision. Why would a person marry just for sexual fulfillment, not thinking

about other things? Unwise decision.

Why would a person drink alcoholic beverage in front of their children,

early in life, leaving them an image of their dad, sometimes being drunk, thinking nothing of the consequence, very unwise decision.

When you think about the kind of life that you're living, would you say that the decisions

that you're making are wise or unwise? I think about people who never consider the will of God for their life.

They make decisions based on what they want, how they feel, what makes them feel good,

or what other people think, and never asking, what's the will of the Father?

Unwise. Unwise decision. And we could go through life thinking about all the decisions that people make, for example.

They stack up credit on their credit cards to the point that they know they can't make the payments.

Why do they do that? Unwise decisions. People make unwise decisions because they leave out

the most important thing in their life, and that is the wisdom of Almighty God.

What place does God have in your decision-making process? Are you going to live it on your own or you're going to

be wise enough to seek the wisdom of God before you make any decision? So let me put it

this way right up front. Before you make any decision, you should always ask this question.

Is this the wisest thing to do? There's always an answer. Is this the wisest thing

to do? Whether it's marriage or whether it's something financial or health or whatever it might

be, is this the wisest thing to do? That's always the right question. Whether it's major

or minor, is this the wisest thing to do?

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