Have you ever needed advice and immediately called someone you trusted? Maybe you were hurting, confused, angry, or facing a difficult decision. In those moments, who you go to matters.
Not everyone who has access to your life has the wisdom to speak into it. The wrong advice can sound good because it validates our feelings, but it may also lead us further away from God’s will.
Job experienced this firsthand. When Job was suffering, his three friends came to comfort him. At first, they did everything right; they sat with him, mourned with him, and stayed by his side. But when they opened their mouths, their counsel was wrong. They assumed Job’s suffering was proof that he had sinned. Job eventually called them “miserable comforters” (Job 16:2). And in Job 42:7, God Himself told them they had not spoken what was right about Him.
Good intentions do not always produce godly advice.
That is why we must be careful about whose voice we allow to influence our decisions. Some people will tell you what you want to hear, while godly counsel will sometimes tell you what you need to hear.
Jeremiah 17:9 reminds us, “The heart is deceitful above all things.” And Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end, it leads to death.”
So, before you call someone, text someone, or ask for their opinion, ask yourself:
“Will this person point me toward God’s truth, or simply validate my feelings?”
Jesus asked the woman at the well to look beyond the temporary water she was seeking and receive the living water only He could provide.
John 4:13-14 reminds us that the water of this world will leave us thirsty again, but the water Jesus gives satisfies in a way nothing else can.
So today, what well are you drawing from?
Are you drawing from people's opinions? Your emotions? Social media? Past hurts? Bitterness? Or are you drawing from God’s presence and His Word?
Because what you continually draw from will eventually influence what flows out of you.
When you are hurting, don't run first to the voice that will simply agree with you. Run to Jesus. Seek His Word. Seek godly counsel from people who love you enough to tell you the truth.
The right counsel may not always be comfortable, but it will help lead you in the right direction.
Don't keep returning to wells that only give you temporary relief. Come to the well that never runs dry!