Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. (Proverbs 11:14)
My mentor up in Stoke-on-Trent gave me one of the best pieces of advice both in word and in action. He told me to surround myself with good people and if I do I cannot go wrong. What I noticed about him was the quality of people he surrounded himself with. It was as a result of those relationships that he was able to make some crucial decisions in his life and make pivotal changes that enabled not just him but those around him. I was a beneficiary of those relationships.
I looked at that in action and desired to be in such a position.
I felt, however, that I was too much of a loner to develop those type of relationships. Where those around me had a collective of quality relationships, I felt a bit like a Billy-No-Mates. (Nothing against Billy, but … well … he was never that popular … someone should have told him to use deoderant more often.)
As it happens, though, events lately have shown just how wrong I am, and just how good God has been to me in allowing me to find favour with quite a number of people who would be more than willing to help in anyway they could. I have faced in recent times some really big decisions and I simply did not know what to do. I shudder to think what I would have done if I had been left alone.
As it was different people offered different insights that helped avert potential disaster for me personally as well as my family. Their generosity of advice and support is truly touching and to know that they call me friend and I have the honour of calling them friends enriches my life immensely.
These displays are like the church at its best where brothers and sisters are looking out for each other and as a result wisdom is offered to help each other navigate the choppy waters of life’s decisions.
I am grateful to God for it, and hope never to shun the wisdom that can be found in the multitude of wise counsel.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
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