I need some guidance

I remember in high school asking our guidance counselors what they would recommend for me after high school. I won't go into all the details because I am sure they didn't mean all those things. (Just kidding, of course). They tried to give me direction towards subjects in college, technical fields, the military, etc. They were there to direct and advise high schoolers about their futures.

Once I joined the military, asking for advice was completely unnecessary - someone was always there to tell me what to do, how to do it, how long to do it, when not to do it. Yet, that, too was guidance. I learned a lot from the guidance and advice I received from the guys I served with.

Then, I have asked guidance from family, friends, pastors, teachers. I have sought guidance through prayer, Bible study, meditation. When I have something going on and need answers, I am not afraid to ask. I think we all will ask, the problem comes in taking the advice and applying it.

Today's word comes from Proverbs 11:14, NIV, which reads, "For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers."

I think we can all attest to the fact that if we had only heeded some advice we wouldn't have found ourselves in certain dilemmas/situations. I think, looking back through history, if nations had listened to good advice, we could have avoided some of the conflicts we have had. The verse tells us that nations have fallen for failing to listen.

Decisions are hard to come by at times. And, I think the tougher the decision, the more we have our opinion about it, the more personal it is, the more difficult it becomes. Yet, there are folks out there who love us and will give us good guidance if we would only listen. Victory is won through many advisers. Don't be afraid to ask. Don't be afraid to hear what they have to say. Don't be afraid to do. Who knows, you may just end up in the Navy. You never know...

Be Blessed,
Mickey T