Seeking Counsel on Big Decisions, Part 2 (TMF:2205)

Friday, October 20, 2023
Peace to Live By: Seeking Counsel on Big Decisions, Part 2 (TMF:2205) - Daniel Litton
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       But it was Washington’s humility that made him great. Without that humility, more battles would have been lost, and certainly, in all-likelihood, we’d all still be living under the Crown today. We know that toward the end of the War when he still desired in his heart to take New York City back, that he went against his personal desire on the advice of others to capture British General Cornwallis in Yorktown. Again, that deferment of his own wish caused the American side to win the war. And how do our lives look? Are we in the habit of seeking counsel with big decisions? It doesn’t matter whether we are introverted or extroverted, the point is that all of us need advice from time to time. And once that advice is gained, I think sometimes it is good to let it sit a couple of days if possible given the circumstance. This is because sometimes only clarity is gained by patiently thinking about a thing, or letting it sit a while not thinking about it, and then returning to it. Sometimes great clarity can be achieved by waiting to act for all the options to show their true colors.