Trust God’s Wisdom, Not Your Feelings

[Trust God’s Wisdom, Not Your Feelings](6dWrhPYSN:m:1:2618166767:9E90743568200A1DFA8E236C004B15C2:r) Current Teaching Series [How God Turns Setbacks Into Comebacks](6dWrhPYSN:m:1:2618166767:9E90743568200A1DFA8E236C004B15C2:r) [Listen to Today's Broadcast](6dWrhPYSN:m:1:2618166767:9E90743568200A1DFA8E236C004B15C2:r) [Trust God’s Wisdom, Not Your Feelings](6dWrhPYSN:m:1:2618166767:9E90743568200A1DFA8E236C004B15C2:r) By Rick Warren — June 28, 2019 [Facebook](6dWrhPYSN:m:1:2618166767:9E90743568200A1DFA8E236C004B15C2:r) [Twitter](6dWrhPYSN:m:1:2618166767:9E90743568200A1DFA8E236C004B15C2:r) [Pinterest](6dWrhPYSN:m:1:2618166767:9E90743568200A1DFA8E236C004B15C2:r) [Email](6dWrhPYSN:m:1:2618166767:9E90743568200A1DFA8E236C004B15C2:r) [Devotional image from Rick Warren](6dWrhPYSN:m:1:2618166767:9E90743568200A1DFA8E236C004B15C2:r) “Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil” (Proverbs 3:5-7 NLT). Have you ever had the feeling that something was so very, very right, but then when you did it, it ended up being so very, very wrong? Feelings lie. They lie to you all the time! There’s an old country song that says, “How can it be wrong when it feels so right?” Are you kidding me? There are a lot of things that are wrong that feel so right at the moment. After six months in a relationship, you wonder, “What was I thinking?” Just a few weeks into a job, you think, “How in the world did I get caught up in this?” A quick decision that seemed harmless at the time leaves you broken and scarred years later. If you want to experience fewer dead ends and failures in your life, you need to hear what Proverbs 3:5-7 tells us: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil” (NLT). If you really want God’s blessing on your life, you have to depend on God’s wisdom and not what your feelings say or what your gut says. Trust in the Lord and not on your own understanding. So how do you get God’s wisdom? You pray. You talk to God, and you let him talk to you by reading the Bible. That’s how you get God’s wisdom. The Bible says in James 1:5, “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you” (NIV). God doesn’t want you to make foolish mistakes. He doesn’t want you to hit dead ends or go through failure after failure in life. God wants you to succeed. He wants you to make wise decisions with your time and your money and your relationships. It’s not like you’re waiting on him for his help. He’s waiting on you! God says, “Hey! I’m here. I’ll give you wisdom, and I’ll give it generously. I’m not grudging about it. I want to make you wise. You’ve just got to ask.” If you want to be blessed, you’ve got to get God’s wisdom. And if you want God’s wisdom, you’ve got to get in God’s Word. [PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>](6dWrhPYSN:m:1:2618166767:9E90743568200A1DFA8E236C004B15C2:r) Talk About It - Think of a time in your life when you depended on your feelings to make a big decision. What was the result? - How does God speak to you? How do you know it’s him speaking to you? - Why is it so important to spend time with God every day if you want to know his plans for your life? 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