Seeking God’s guidance in making decisions is an important part of our lives. We have many choices in our lives, but we need to do God’s will to make the right decisions. God’s Word helps us to make the right decisions.
The first step in seeking God’s guidance is prayer. Through prayer, we connect with God and open our hearts to receive His wisdom. Through this, we ask God to lead us to make the right decisions. God hears our prayers, and He helps us to make the right decisions.
Another aspect of walking in God’s guidance is reading the Word. When we regularly pray and live according to God’s Word, God guides us. Through reading the Bible, we understand what God loves and what He hates. In the same way, we also abandon the things in our lives that God hates and accept those that God loves.
Let us seek advice from godly people because through this, we will be able to make the right decisions. Sometimes we can also seek advice from our friends or family members, who will help us make the right decisions. In this case, we need to remember that the advice we listen to from those who are walking closely with God, so that their advice will bring blessings to our lives.
Finally, we need to depend on God’s plan. Sometimes we may feel that the path God is leading us is purposeless, but we need to trust God because He knows what is best for our lives. Relying on God means we recognize that God is in control of everything and He will lead us to our destination.
Let us look at the following Bible verses that talk about guidance in decision-making.
Proverbs 11:14 : —
“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety”
Proverbs 12:15 : —
“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise”
Proverbs 15:22 : —
“Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established”
Proverbs 16:25 : —
“There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death”
Proverbs 19:20-21 : —
“Hear counsel, receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter endThere are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord , that shall stand”
Proverbs 1:5 : —
“A wise man will hear, will increase learning; a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels”
Proverbs 20:24 : —
“Man’s goings are of the Lord ; how can a man then understand his own way?”
Proverbs 21:5 : —
“The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want”
Proverbs 28:26 : —
“He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered”
Proverbs 2:6 : —
“For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge understanding”
Proverbs 3:5-7 : —
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; lean not unto thine own understandingIn all thy ways acknowledge him, he shall direct thy pathsBe not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord , depart from evil”
Proverbs 4:11 : —
“I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths”
James 1:5 : —
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, upbraideth not; it shall be given him”
James 3:17 : —
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy”
Psalm 119:10 : —
“With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments”
Psalm 119:105 : —
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, a light unto my path”
Psalm 119:133 : —
“Order my steps in thy word: let not any iniquity have dominion over me”
Psalm 139:23-24 : —
“Search me, O God, know my heart: try me, know my thoughtsAnd see if there be any wicked way in me, lead me in the way everlasting”
Psalm 143:8 : —
“Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee”
Psalm 1:1-2 : —
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornfulBut his delight is in the law of the Lord ; in his law doth he meditate day night”
Psalm 23:3 : —
“He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake”
Psalm 25:12 : —
“What man is he that feareth the Lord ? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose”
Psalm 32:8 : —
“I will instruct thee teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye”
Psalm 37:23-24 : —
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : he delighteth in his wayThough he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand”
Psalm 73:24 : —
“Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, afterward receive me to glory”
Isaiah 26:3 : —
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee”
Isaiah 30:21 : —
“Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, when ye turn to the left”
Isaiah 48:17 : —
“Thus saith the Lord , thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go”
Isaiah 55:8-9 : —
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LordFor as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, my thoughts than your thoughts”
Isaiah 58:11 : —
“The Lord shall guide thee continually, satisfy thy soul in drought, make fat thy bones: thou shalt be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters fail not”
Jeremiah 29:11 : —
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, not of evil, to give you an expected end”
Jeremiah 33:3 : —
“Call unto me, I will answer thee, show thee great mighty things, which thou knowest not”
Philippians 1:9-10 : —
“This I pray, that your love may abound yet more more in knowledge in all judgmentThat ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere without offence till the day of Christ”
Philippians 4:6-7 : —
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto GodAnd the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts minds through Christ Jesus”
Colossians 1:9 : —
“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom spiritual understanding”
Colossians 3:15 : —
“Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; be ye thankful”
John 14:26 : —
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you”
John 16:13 : —
“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: he will shew you things to come”
John 8:12 : —
“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life”
Romans 12:2 : —
“Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, acceptable, perfect, will of God”
Romans 15:13 : —
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost”
Romans 8:14 : —
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God”
Matthew 6:33 : —
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, his righteousness; all these things shall be added unto you”
Luke 1:79 : —
“To give light to them that sit in darkness in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace”
Ephesians 5:15-16 : —
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wiseRedeeming the time, because the days are evil”
Acts 13:2 : —
“As they ministered to the Lord, fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas Saul for the work whereunto I have called them”
Exodus 15:13 : —
“Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation”
Exodus 33:14 : —
“He said, My presence shall go with thee, I will give thee rest”
Galatians 5:25 : —
“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit”
Hebrews 4:12 : —
“For the word of God is quick, powerful, sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul spirit, of the joints marrow, is a discerner of the thoughts intents of the heart”