Giving Advice

Have you ever just poured your heart out to someone or told someone about what you were going through and the first thing that came out of their mouth was "man, that sucks?" someone has even told me "Awww man, thats not good, well when you figure it out, let me know." What kind of advice is that??? I know I am not the only one that has experienced that and I myself have probably done it at some point in time.

Someone came to me yesterday with a problem and they wanted advice. My first thought was thank you God for giving me this opportunity to be the one he calls on. As he started explaining his problems and feelings to me I realized this was going to cause me to be completely transparent with him.

I was forced to expose a situation I had to deal with out and how I handled it to truly give this person the best advice I was capable of. At the end of the conversation he said he had never even looked at it that way. If someone comes to us for advice we must be transparent with that person or we are wasting thier time and ours.

We also have to remember not all of your friends are good for giving advice. I only have 4 people in my life that I will go to for advice. Even out of those 4 individuals, I can't go to some of them for everything. Telling your business to just anyone, friends or not, is how your business ends up around town! Seriously!

If you are a person your friends come to for advice just remember to be transparent and do not waste thier time. When you are spritually grounded you autmatically open yourself up to be confronted for advice.

If you are a person who is getting advice remember: Listen, friends, to some fatherly advice; sit up and take notice so you'll know how to live.I'm giving you good counsel; don't let it go in one ear and out the other. Proverbs 4:1-2 MSG