PROVERBS 20:18
"Plans succeed through good counsel; do not go to war without wise advice."
Not many people plan to fail at anything they do. The problem is most often, their FAILURE TO PLAN. Not many of us have to plan for a war, but we had better hope that those who do it for us are wise enough to seek the good counsel and wise advice of many, if they hope to succeed! We should all seed wise guidance and good counsel before attempting anything of consequence to our lives. Do have a plan for your life? Do you consider and prepare for your future in writing? Who do you look to for guidance and counseling?
The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God and we are told in His Word to always look to Him first in anything and everything we do. He wants us to come before Him and align ourselves with His Will. So the first thing we should do in making any plan is take it before the Lord and Pray that He will show us that His will is in it. Remember we should not say what we will do in the days ahead for we know not what the day may bring forth. We should always say, we will do this or that, GOD WILLING! So when we plan we must always include God and seek His Will if we do not that is a FAILURE TO PLAN.
When you seek counsel and guidance for your plans, you should always consider where you get that advice. You should always seek many counselors. Would it make any sense for making your plan to seek the advice of those who are the opposite of what you think and believe? Only if you are seeking a contrast and what not to do. Good advice for believer's is to seek from among those of like belief to make a plan. The best advice is to learn and know the Word of God and what the prophets have said. Look to the Lord for the best advice and go their first. Do not make the mistake of a FAILURE TO PLAN!
