CULTURE SHIFT: Trained to Make Good Decisions | Dr. Eric Mason | Sunday, March 3, 2024
Mar 4, 2024
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Exploring decision-making and wisdom in Proverbs, aligning choices with God's will for success. Speaker shares struggles with financial trauma, highlighting importance of seeking help and proactive money management. Navigating faith and God's edits in life's plans, stewardship and mastery in decision-making principles, and the significance of biblical principles for decision-making.
Seek God's guidance on key life decisions by scrutinizing reasoning and impact.
Distinguish between wise and foolish decisions using Proverbs, emphasizing living skillfully.
Employ the W.I.P.E. method for decision-making rooted in faith and meticulous planning.
Deep dives
Training to Make Good Decisions
Training to make good decisions involves evolving from asking God about every detail to seeking His guidance on key life decisions. It is crucial to scrutinize the reasoning behind one's decision-making process and the impact it has on others.
Differentiating between Wise and Foolish Actions
The book of Proverbs illuminates the distinctions between the wise and the foolish, emphasizing the importance of living skillfully (hokma) and making decisions with clarity. Proverbs warns against differing levels of foolishness, ultimately urging individuals to seek wisdom and discernment.
Guidance on Decision-Making
Navigating decision-making involves interpreting God's commands, using wisdom where guidance isn't explicit, and establishing unwavering faith. Decisions must align with God's moral principles, allowing room for His providence to lead the way.
Committing Plans to God's Will
Committing one's plans to God and yielding to His divine guidance necessitate offering them up in worship, inscribing them for clarity, and fervently praying for alignment. Expecting God to order steps requires a balance between meticulous planning and unwavering faith.
Applying the W.I.P.E. Approach
Employing the W.I.P.E. method involves worshipping God, inscribing plans, presenting them in prayer, editing per divine direction, and having unwavering faith in His guiding hand. This structured approach enhances decision-making rooted in faith and meticulous planning.