Trust in His Advice

Often times I do not fully realize the preciousness of our holy Scripture. It is a gift from God that deserves much more appreciation, and I take it for granted much of the time. When I'm stressed out or dealing with a lot of problems at a time, I go to my Bible for comfort and words of wisdom that I can trust to help guide my heart even closer to Christ.

For me, the preciousness of Scripture is only magnified by the fact that nonbelievers do not have such a thing they can turn to. Yes, they probably do have friends, family members, and adults who care about them and are willing to offer their advice and comfort, but the help that they offer is extremely limited or blinded by their own relationship with the person. Here you have masses and masses of people taking advice from people they see on TV like Oprah or Dr. Phil. I mean seriously, how ridiculous is it? Taking advice from people you don't even know? If you went up to a random person on the street and they gave you advice, would you trust their judgment? I am sure some of the advice these celebrities give is extremely helpful to people, but let's face it-their advice does not have the foundation of Christ behind it. Instead, they offer words of "wisdom" which are based on worldly views.


If you think about it, taking advice from someone else has absolutely no guarantee that it is the best advice you can get. Sure, the person may be more mature, and yes, perhaps they have even gone through the same situation. However, it's important to remember that whoever you seek advice from-whether it be a brother, sister, mother, father, friend; they are all human. They too are sinners who have made just as many mistakes and possess just as many flaws as you do. Although their advice may be given through affection and love, you can't know for sure that what they say will be the right decision to make. With the Bible, I know that I can trust in what I'm reading. I know if I base my actions and choices off the word of God, at the very least my heart will continue to dwell in Christ and that I have done right by Him. May He grant me the ability to interpret His Word with truth and clarity.

How amazing God is to give us the Word which we may KNOW is truth. How amazing He is to arm us with Scripture so that we may have guidance in this lost world.

"Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him."

Proverbs 30:5

absolutely flawless. hallelujah =]