Watch Who You Take Advise From‼️

6 “Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, “How do you advise me to answer these people?” 7 And they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.” 8 But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him. 9 And he said to them, “What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?” 10 Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you should speak to this people who have spoken to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’—thus you shall say to them: ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist! 11 And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!’ ” 12 “So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had directed, saying, “Come back to me the third day.” 13 Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him; 14 and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!” (1 Kings 12:6-14 NKJV)

⁃ It doesn’t matter the history you have with someone (family, friend, etc), not every advise is wise and good advice. We need to lean not on our own understanding and acknowledge Daddy God in everything especially when it comes to making decisions that can affect our lives drastically. Be still and wait on Daddy God until He gives you instructions. Don’t go ahead of Daddy God and think you know what is best for yourself because you can block your own blessings or dig a ditch for yourself where only He can rescue you from. Humble yourself before Him because pride leads to destruction.

• Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall. (Proverbs 16:18 NKJV)