Welcome to Teach Back Tuesday where we play the most popular episodes from the previous season.

This week's episode, marks of a prudent person, flew into the top of the list, making me wonder

if there are others out there who are about to engage in something that they're not sure is a good

idea. You know, we all have times when we wonder if our actions will help us

or harm us, not to mention whether or not it'll help or harm others. It's not easy slowing down in a

warp speed culture, but prudence is definitely slow cooking, not a drive-through. Taking the time to

think before acting or speaking can make the difference

between trouble or triumph. Let's listen again. I have a question for you. When you see a post on

social media, do you automatically assume that it's true? Or here's another question. Do you make

decisions based on your emotions rather than taking the time to pray?

Or how about this one? Have you ever had a caution in your soul about whether or not to do something,

but you ignored it and ended up getting hurt by your own choice? What do these questions have in common?

All of them are related to a lack of prudence. All of them are related to a lack of prudence.

A lack of prudence can turn life into one mess after another.

Thank you for joining Keep the Heart for today's podcast with Francie Taylor.

Francie is an author, teacher, and conference speaker.

Sharing lessons from the Word of God is her passion.

Now, back to today's important study. Included in the definitions of prudent, you'll find this gem of a statement,

cautious not to act when the end is of doubtful utility. In other words, a prudent person isn't

going to do something without considering the possible

outcome of the actions. Prudence really enriches a person's life. The lack of prudence really

hurts a life. The wisdom of being a prudent person leads to less worry, a lot less drama,

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