The Problem Of Self Guidance
Where there is no guidance, the people fall, but in the abundance of counselors there is victory Proverbs 11:14 Go it alone wisdom is limited, and it results in a greater opportunity to fail. Even when Jesus sent out His disciples, He did so in pairs. He gave all twelve the boundaries for their ministry to be, but He then made sure that they did not go it alone. Even the one paired with Judas Iscariot, as well as Judas, went out with Jesus marching orders as their guide. So to them what was to be done was clear, and what Christ wanted was also clear. If something came up that required thinking about the circumstances, both made the decision based on Jesus' wisdom and guidance. And they did not do it alone. They did so together. As the Son of God, Jesus knew all too well what human beings can do when left to themselves to plan and act. So He sent them out together. Being alone can really be challenging...