It's bad enough when the advice is unsolicited, but even worse when it's bad advice. Today I had someone attempt to direct me in a part of my life that is extremely sacred, but what they advised was contradictory to the word of God. What made matters worse was that it was an older person who was supposed to be mature in the faith. Thank goodness that I have common sense and know the difference between right and wrong and enough spiritual maturity to not be offended.
There are a few points to remember when someone gives you advice:
- Does the advice given line up with the word of God?
- Does the person giving advice have experience in that subject matter?
- What is their motivation behind their advice?
- Does the person giving the advice have a joyful demeanor?
While the advice given today, the person thought came from a good place in their heart, it fell on deaf ears because it promoted selfishness and pessimism, portrayed a negative outlook on the future and promoted the love of money over harmony. Because their experience in that area was negative, the advice they gave didn't come from a good place. Beware of unsolicited bad advice...
Isaiah 5:20... Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
I Timothy 6:10...For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Ephesians 4:29...Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
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