By Following Bad Advice

By Following Bad Advice As good and encouraging as the intentions were of the person who advised me to stay in Romania—she was wrong. And I don’t think we need to spend much time on this one because I’m guessing you’ve probably received some bad advice in your life too. Notice that above I mentioned the importance of listening to “the wisdom of the right people.” I would define the right person as someone like my mentor Robert. He’s old and proud of it. He has life experience that has just about seen it all. He cares deeply for the success of me and my family. He cares deeply about praying and advising me toward what he senses God would want for my life. He asks good questions and listens, and then uses more good questions to guide me to my own decisions. He is a “right person” in my life, and it’s a good thing too because advice is tricky! That’s why advice should be confirmed by God’s Spirit, the Scriptures, and the people we trust. And if we’re still in doubt—again—we can ask God for more confirmation.