LEADERSHIP Series: Get Advice. Godly Advice.

We live in a world of uncertainty – magnified by the political, socio-economic and military events of 2009. Jobs lost. Families in stress. For many leaders, the streams of their revenue have dried up. The lake of their reserves now lies with its old, rotten stumps exposes in pools of mud. No water there. Not a pretty picture.

Google “business advice” and you’ll find over 98,000,000 entries. Lot of advice out there. Small and large business leaders have many sources from which to choose. Many are living a life of frustration with their unrealized plans. Frustration with the wide variety of choices for advice. Frustrated with movement or lack thereof. Who do you choose and why?

For the Christian leader, this verse offers very explicit advice. Solomon directs the reader to seek those who know us well – small (by implication) intimate group with whom we have been transparent. A team proven to be trustworthy with our secrets.

These are the ones with whom we can share the interrelated nature of what is happening to us. They have a special task: They listen. They deliberate. Then, they offer a plan.

God’s way recognizes that plans sometimes are complex. The counselors chosen must have resources beyond them simple mental capacity to ask important questions – to guide your thinking – to provide legitimate resources to draw upon to help solve business problems. These “counselors” have proven themselves worthy by prayerfully considering the circumstances, and based upon their connection with the Spirit within them, they offer the kind of achieves that achieves results.

Proverbs 15:22 (AMP) Where there is no counsel, purposes are frustrated, but with many counselors they are accomplished.

Look at the promise: the plans are established. Can’t beat that. Ah, but it’s conditional. Get counsel from those who get counsel themselves. God has shaped them with life experiences from which they have learned practical and spiritual lessons.

Advice from people who have “been there - done that” is important. Advice from those who have learned spiritual lessons in addition is vital to the Believer. Consider Kingdom Point consultants - they provide both attributes.

Got those kind of people around you?

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