Seeking Counsel on Big Decisions, Part 1 (TMF:2204)

Thursday, October 19, 2023
Peace to Live By: Seeking Counsel on Big Decisions, Part 1 (TMF:2204) - Daniel Litton
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       General George Washington learned during the Revolutionary War that seeking counsel on making the next strategic decision in the war was a wise one. It is said that Washington would gather around his greatest Generals and confidants, and with map in front of them, they would decide what to do next. Washington would purpose one thing, and his men would sometimes argue with him, but sometimes that would present other methods. If Washington realized another’s way seemed better than his way, he would choose to go that other way. He would choose the advice of the man under him, even though he was in charge. What Washington did was wise. He realized that he himself did not possess all the answers. And this was true even though he had been placed in-charge of such a large army. He could have said, “Well, Providence has placed me in-charge, so I know best.” 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.