Five Ways to Avoid a Destructive Decision

WisdomBrock Graham
Written By Olivia Zurawski

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Why did I do that?

We have all walked away from something we had just done and said, “Why did I do that?” Or often isn’t it true that we don’t even realize the foolishness of a decision until much later? All of us know that at any given time we are merely moments away from a really destructive life decision.

And here is the thing, no one sets out to make a decision that will greatly damage their life. It is never something we are trying to do, yet through one foolish decision, or a series of these decisions, we find ourselves walking down a dangerously destructive road.

We need the wisdom of God to lean on to guard our way from making deeply destructive decisions in life. Fortunately in Proverbs 7, God will give us five ways to avoid a destructive decision.

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How to Honor God With His Money
Wisdom, Brock Graham
How to Honor God With His Money
Wisdom, Brock Graham

Money is powerful. It’s a topic the Bible brings up over and over again because it seems as if God knows our hearts will want money to wrestle 1st place away from Him. God is so passionate about this topic that in his wisdom book, Proverbs, he mentions money in some way more than 46 times!

God wants us to know some things about how we honor him with our money. How do we keep from believing that it is ours in the first place? How do we fight the urge to make it a god instead of seeing it as God’s and an instrument used to honor God?

God in his wisdom gives us clear principles to direct what we believe about our money and how we use this money. Through this message we will all pursue financial freedom in what we believe about our money, how we use our money, and most importantly, how God is honored through our money.

Wisdom, Brock Graham
Pride vs. Humility
Wisdom, Terry Thompson
Pride vs. Humility
Wisdom, Terry Thompson

Do I always have to learn lessons the hard way?

There is an old phrase that says, “experience is a great teacher,” and there is certainly a lot of truth in that statement. Many of the things we learn from life experience can be very rewarding, but other things very painful and expensive. This week we study the wisdom of Solomon and ways to avoid learning the painful and expensive lessons of life. Playing hooky from the school of hard knocks is always a good day!

Wisdom, Terry Thompson
Five Ways to Avoid a Destructive Decision
Wisdom, Brock Graham
Five Ways to Avoid a Destructive Decision
Wisdom, Brock Graham

Why did I do that?

We have all walked away from something we had just done and said, “Why did I do that?” Or often isn’t it true that we don’t even realize the foolishness of a decision until much later? All of us know that at any given time we are merely moments away from a really destructive life decision.

And here is the thing, no one sets out to make a decision that will greatly damage their life. It is never something we are trying to do, yet through one foolish decision, or a series of these decisions, we find ourselves walking down a dangerously destructive road.

We need the wisdom of God to lean on to guard our way from making deeply destructive decisions in life. Fortunately in Proverbs 7, God will give us five ways to avoid a destructive decision.

Wisdom, Brock Graham
Wisdom for My Words
Wisdom, Brock Graham
Wisdom for My Words
Wisdom, Brock Graham

Why did I say that?

We’ve all said things we wish we could take back. We’ve all thrown out some words that we wish we could reel back in the moments they left our mouth. Our words carry unbelievable power and reveal what’s in our heart.

God’s Word has much to say about our words, and Proverbs outlines for us what the speech of the wise man or woman looks like. In this message, Proverbs is going to guide us into 3 wisdom giving principles to guide our small, yet powerful, tongues. Together let’s seek the wise life in how we speak as followers of Jesus.

Wisdom, Brock Graham
Wisdom for Direction
Wisdom, Brock Graham
Wisdom for Direction
Wisdom, Brock Graham

I’m lost… Lord, what do I do?

Lost.

It’s a terrible feeling. “Lost” brings with it a certain knot to our stomach that produces a very distinct and unwelcome feeling. We remember that feeling as kids and got separated from mom or dad at the grocery store… lost. We know what it is like to pull our car to the side of the road with zero clue where we are… lost.

But these feelings are nothing compared to an utter feeling of lostness in our life. God, what do you want me to do? Where do you want me to go? Show me! Help!

We as people must acknowledge that unless we have the Lord’s direction, we will wander around life lost. And yet God doesn’t want his people wandering aimlessly searching for direction. He desires to direct our path. In our passage this week, he gives us 3 principles headlined by 3 action words that we can apply to our life today to receive the direction he wants to provide for us!

Wisdom, Brock Graham
Where Wisdom Starts
Wisdom, Brock Graham
Where Wisdom Starts
Wisdom, Brock Graham

We’ve all walked away from a conversation with someone and went, “Now, that is a wise man/woman!” There was something about the spiritual depth in which they spoke. There was an ability they had to cut through the peripheral, surface things and get to the heart.  There was an evident godly wisdom to them that left us walking away praising the Lord for what they spoke into our life.

And we also walked away saying, “I want that for my life!”

We know the blessings of wisdom, but how do we get godly wisdom? How do we become people whose lives are built on the wisdom of God? In this sermon, we take a look at how we gain wisdom. But here’s the thing, what if we get wisdom not through the direct pursuit of wisdom, but actually by pursuing something else? What if through pursuing this key thing, we get wisdom as a byproduct? And what is this, then, that we should be pursuing?

Let’s study together how all of us can gain a heart of wisdom.

Wisdom, Brock Graham
The Blessings of Wisdom
Wisdom, Brock Graham
The Blessings of Wisdom
Wisdom, Brock Graham

The invention of the Google Search Engine has truly revolutionized our world. Google singlehandedly has the capacity to make all of us appear to be smarter than we really are. Someone may ask a question that no-one has the answer for and you quickly “Google it” and announce… “Billy Ray Cyrus is 55 years old, born on August 25, 1965, and it was a Tuesday!” Ok well maybe you have never done that, but we all know that in life there are question that we are faced with that only God can answer. The powerful research engine of Google can not even in the slightest compare to the wisdom and insight God can provide for us in the ebb and flow of life. So we invite you to join us as we embark on a new series through the book of Proverbs entitled “Wisdom”.

In this sermon, we  begin our series zeroing in on the incredible blessings God has in store for those that seek a life of Wisdom

Wisdom, Brock Graham
Olivia Zurawski https://www.makerscc.com
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