“You will never be all you’re capable of being unless you tap the wisdom of the wise people around you.”
A thought
by Andy Stanley, (2009-04-23) from his book, The Best Question Ever (p. 159). The Doubleday Religious Publishing
Group. Kindle Edition.
My
dad was a very wise man and he used to say a lot of short phrases that have
stayed with me over the years. One
phrase was “Advice not asked for stinks.”
And I have followed that thought throughout my life. I knew that if I gave it without something
asking for it they wouldn’t follow it so why give it.
My
dad was a very wise man and he used to say a lot of short phrases that have
stayed with me over the years. One
phrase was “Advice not asked for stinks.”
And I have followed that thought throughout my life. I knew that if I gave it without something
asking for it they wouldn’t follow it so why give it.
I
have people ask me to call someone and tell them what they need to hear and I
always say, “No”. If they call then
I would talk to them but the person had to ask.
And
James in the New Testatment understood God’s thought on this where in James 1:5
(CEB) he says, “But anyone who needs wisdom should ask God, whose very nature
is to give to everyone without a second thought…” The key here is, you have to ask. He gives it without a second thought but you
need to ask.
Yes,
sometimes He gives it by impressions but he also gives it through The Bible,
through books written by wise people and through other people. But wise people ask because they know their
limitations.
And
the reward is as Andy shares, “Not coincidentally, men and women who
consistently make the right moves relationally, professionally, and financially
are those who seek input from others. Again, they know what they don’t know and
aren’t afraid to go to those who do know. And this private habit results in
very public success.”
So who
is God leading you to ask and are you going to ask?
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