Proverbs For A New Year: Get Some Advice

 

Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they succeed.

Proverbs 15:22 

 

  If you don’t listen to others, you may be hurting yourself.

  We tend to think of our own opinions highly, after all, they are ours. Yet that tendency might be causing more frustration than we realize. Others can see things we can’t. They can see the gaps and holes in our reasoning. They may have perspective we don’t. That is why is important to not just rely on ourselves when it comes to planning.

  When the world tells us to “don’t let anyone tell you what to do” it might be setting us up for failure. Just because you are in charge doesn’t mean that you can see it all. That is why it is a good idea to get as much input as you can when you are making a plan. You might not use it all but it might be the thing that saves it all