Hope for Leaders Who Have Made Dumb Decisions

Richard Bargas

It’s not hard for me to think about multiple examples of personal failure over my 51 years of life. I can recall so many bad decisions–dumb ones, sinful ones, immature ones, naive ones, rash ones, prideful ones. Like I said, I remember too many. The problem is, leaders have to make multiple decisions all day, every day. The more decisions we need to make, the greater potential there is to make another bonehead decision. So what do we do? Well, you could:

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Evidence of Things not Seen

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“While people certainly ought to be thoughtful and informed as they make life’s choices, Christians have something more than this. We have principles to guide us and a sure understanding of the future found in the Bible, the Word of God.God.” - P&D

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Knowing the Will of God in Decision-Making: Popular but Suspect Methods

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“The difficulty of walking by faith based on His commands and principles often leads to mysticism taking hold in both the culture and the church, for example in the nature-focused ‘enchantment movement.’ One needn’t dive into ‘enchantment’ to spot popular—yet equally suspect—methods of seeking God’s will” - BJU Seminary

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“I Prayed about It”

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“They asked him, ‘Lord, shall we strike with the sword?’ [Luke 22:39-53] Is it time to fight, Lord? … This is, in essence, a prayer.” - SBC Voices

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