Proverbs, Chapter 20, Verse 18 (Amplified Bible)
Purposes and plans are established by counsel; and [only] with good advice make or carry on war.
Now there is an imperative! Only with good advice. So let’s dialog about how to get good advice. Advice abounds but most of it bad. Hmmm??
Proverbs, Chapter 16, Verse 1 (Amplified Bible)
The plans of the mind and orderly thinking belong to man, but from the Lord comes the [wise] answer of the tongue.
Plan well, think straight, and be God’s Howdy Doody.
Proverbs, Chapter 14, Verse 17 (Amplified Bible)
He who foams up quickly and flies into a passion deals foolishly, and a man of wicked plots and plans is hated.
Lord, keep me from foaming up and losing control. I need to deal wisely at every moment, not as a fool.
The Guided Decision “I will seek wisdom” is the Second of the Seven Decisions explained in Andy Andrew’s books Mastering the Seven Decisions and The Traveler’s Gift. One place I try to seek wisdom daily is in the Book of Proverbs. The passages that explain how to make good plans really speak to me, like the following.
Proverbs Chapter 20, Verse 18 (Amplified Bible)
Purposes and plans are established by counsel; and [only] with good advice make or carry on war.
I have done so many stupid things in the past and made many plans that didn’t work out. My life is daily warfare at this point. So this verse really speaks to me. If it inspires you, please comment.