Proverbs 11:14 - Guidance Counselors

Proverbs 11:14

Where there is no guidance the people fall,

But in an abundance of counselors there is victory.

Message: Guidance Counselors

Time: Proverbs records multiple individuals as its author with Solomon as the principal author. Solomon died in 931 BC though most think the book was likely in its final form sometime before the end of Hezekiah’s reign in 686 BC. It is a book that instructs people on the path of wisdom. It speaks to all of life and living our lives under the authority and direction of God.

What the Lord is Saying: We all need guidance. I think we all seem to believe this. And when we try to do things ourselves without guidance problems seem to arise. It seems pride gets in the way often for us and we think we can do things on our own. The classic example of the man driving to get somewhere without consulting a map. And often the result is getting lost. 

I also think about the structure that we have in the United States with our government and infrastructure that has been established while many poor parts of the world do not have the leadership that organized cities infrastructures and in the process the people are involved in much disorder. 

We need guidance. We need to be educated and instructed. Things can easily get off course without the guidance. 

The contrast is having an abundance of counselors provides us victory. Whether we are going to school or homeschooled I believe we need a lot of sources to be taught. It seems the point here is we need others and we need other points of view outside of ourselves. I notice in my job it is not healthy that I am doing so much. I need to be flexible to different perspectives. I need to also not assume these counselors have bad motives. I often have people re-read what I have written. I need them to make sure that what I have written is right. 

Big decisions need trusted people. At its simplest state is the idea that riding a bus needs a driver, flying on a plane, we need a pilot. It is good that we have others guiding us in life and we are not doing things on our own. 

Prayer: O God, thank you for your guidance in my life. Thank you that Your word and Your Law is a guide for my life. Father, you have placed good people in my path which guide and direct me. Thank you for the wisdom you have given others and the gifts they have. I thank you for books I read that provide help and perspectives I need. Lord, You are Holy and true and your ways are right and they are what I need in my life. Help me to be receptive to others and their help. Remove pride from me. You are gracious and good God. Thank you. 

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