"Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man."
Psalms 60:11
Sometimes I think we want other people's advice not because it is good advice, but because other people are imperfect as well, and we feel uneasy about a decision and want some external reinforcement. Truly, compared to God, other people's advice is vain.
I'm not saying that people are worthless... in fact, we should often listen to them, especially our parents as they are trying to raise us righteously, or when we need help from doctors, counselors, church leaders, etc. God frequently works through others, and if they are listening to the spirit then it could be the hand of God working through them. Other times though, we listen to other people *because* we know that God won't approve, and that whole situation is vain. :)
Today, let's seek help from the Lord, and recognize his hand in our lives even when he works through others. Let's try not to look to others just to justify ourselves or stroke our egos... as it says, human help is pretty pointless without God in the mix.
Psalms 60:11
Sometimes I think we want other people's advice not because it is good advice, but because other people are imperfect as well, and we feel uneasy about a decision and want some external reinforcement. Truly, compared to God, other people's advice is vain.
I'm not saying that people are worthless... in fact, we should often listen to them, especially our parents as they are trying to raise us righteously, or when we need help from doctors, counselors, church leaders, etc. God frequently works through others, and if they are listening to the spirit then it could be the hand of God working through them. Other times though, we listen to other people *because* we know that God won't approve, and that whole situation is vain. :)
Today, let's seek help from the Lord, and recognize his hand in our lives even when he works through others. Let's try not to look to others just to justify ourselves or stroke our egos... as it says, human help is pretty pointless without God in the mix.
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