http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/09/13/egypt-military-helicopters-hit-sinai-militants/?intcmp=obinsite  Egypt is forced to attack Muslim Extremists in the Sinai Peninsula, just outside of Israel’s Border.  Why won’t our leaders discuss this in their strategic planning briefings to the public?  A man cannot make the right decisions for his family, church, business and community without first knowing the entire truth.  What does this portend and how does the Bible address this topic?  Seek and you shall find, Isaiah 17-19, Psalm 83, Ezekiel, many of the major/minor prophets told of these events thousands of years before they are happening.

When it is quiet, in the moment after a leader has listened to the opinions and inputs of all his leadership team, what happens next determines if wisdom is present.  Leaders who depend upon their own understanding to discern the correct way forward have already evicted wisdom from the conversation.  The smartest, wisest, most noble man in the world will always come up short with regard to determining the best path forward unless that leader first consults God seeking the proper wisdom to proceed.  You ask me who am I to put leaders to this kind of inquisition and testing?  I say to you that this questioning of my motivations demonstrates your lack of knowledge about God’s Word.

Each time that David, a man after God’s own heart got into trouble immediately followed a decision that he made without first consulting the Lord.  Look for yourself what happened to each man or woman that either chose a path in conflict with God’s directive or chose  not to consult Him.  There is no success, no freedom, no wealth, no acquittal, no release, no achievement outside of God’s Will.  Even unbelievers owe their good fortune to the Lord.  Since there is no bounty, escape or reward outside of God’s Authority, why then would I make any decision outside of consult with the Lord.  To do otherwise is placing myself in the position of authority above God.  Sure God wants us to make good decisions, but He also provides the construct under which those decisions are approached and determined.  Proverbs 2 is a recipe to wisdom and decision making and reflects the absolute commitment to consulting God before making any decision.  The man who asks God before making a move is the man who will certainly be in God’s Will at judgment day.

Look, I am no specialist in the right way to go.  I always direct men and women to the Word after we have had a conversation, because HE not me is the authority and giver of wisdom.  I may say something that makes sense or turns out to produce some manner of success or bounty in a person’s life, but I assure you that it came from the Lord through me.  There is nothing inside of me that is genuine and true but Jesus.  No idea, no wisdom, no authority, no intelligence, no prophecy and no love that I did not first receive from the Lord.  He is the center of the universe, not me.  I recommend consulting with God before any decisions are determined.  You will never go wrong if your guide is the Lord God.  Don’t calculate, consult.