Whose Counsel Are You Listening To?

Whose counsel are you listening to?

"Woe to the rebellious children," says the LORD, "Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin" Isaiah 30:1

We all receive counsel every day form a variety of sources, ourselves (how we choose to interpret events and things we read and hear); TV, radio, friends, pastors, books, etc. How careful are we to filter everything through the grid of Scripture allowing its lens to expose the truth or error of everything. When we listen to anything that does not meet the truth test we accept a lie and will heap sin upon sin.

Who walk to go down to Egypt, And have not asked My advice... Isaiah 30:2a

God is interested in the details of our lives. Too often we ask God's advice on the big stuff assuming we can handle the "small" stuff on our own. This prayerless approach evidences a prideful heart and often results in our bondage.

To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt! Isaiah 30:2b

We seek to find comfort and confidence in people and things we can see, touch and hear-things of this world. It lulls us into thinking we are doing something tangible but in the end we are walking away from God not towards Him.

Therefore the strength of Pharaoh Shall be your shame, And trust in the shadow of Egypt Shall be your humiliation. Isaiah 30:3

When we trust in things of this world we attempt to orchestrate and control our own lives. This short-sighted and fleshly approach to life will fail and leave us grasping after the wind and repeatedly coming up empty. Only that which is of God truly satisfies.

How much of you does God have ownership of? How much of your life do you trust God to direct? What part of you do you withhold from His Lordship? Whose counsel are you listening to today?

Diane Hunt is the Director of Addiction Recovery Ministries at America's KESWICK, Biblical Counselor, Conference and retreat speaker, Victory Call editor, wife, mother, grandmother, and nut and not necessarily in that order.