In the example he gave, it was the choice between attending two colleges. I remember a college professor once talking to our class about choosing between A and B. "Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed." ( Proverbs 15:22). Many older and wiser believers have had to make difficult decisions in their lives and there is much we can learn from them (see also Titus 2). God has not left us alone, he's given us brothers and sisters in the Body of Christ who can give us the wisdom they have gleaned from Scripture. Thirdly, we should ask others who are wise in the Word to advise us in making decisions. He says something similar in Colossians 3:2 "Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." Paul tells us that Christ is our wisdom, "And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption" ( 1 Corinthians 1:30). Isaiah prophesied about him, "And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD." ( Isaiah 11:2). John 1:14 tells us that God's Word became flesh and dwelt among us. God's Word tells us that wisdom originates in him. So what should we do when we have to make a difficult decision? First, we need to know where wisdom is found. Whatever decisions we make, we can be assured that God will use it for our good and his glory ( Romans 8:28-29). But, as believers, we can take great comfort in the doctrine of God's sovereignty. We don't know his plan for us for tomorrow, next week, or next year. Whatever choice we make, we can be sure it is God's will. He is never surprised or taken off guard by what happens. Nothing can or will happen outside of his will. Everything is under his control, including every detail of our lives. God's sovereign will refers to the fact that he ordains all things. Theologians often refer to God's will in terms of his sovereign will and his perceptive (or revealed) will. Have you ever had to make an important decision and felt stuck as to what to do? Perhaps you stood at a crossroads with two paths before you and you didn't know which one to take. What the Bible Can Tell Us about Knowing God’s Will BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY: "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law" ( Deuteronomy 29:29).
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