How often have we found ourselves listening to or caring about the opinions of others? I can be transparent and be the first to raise my hand and say that I have done that quite often over the years. For such a long time, I cared what others had to say, what people thought, how people would feel, and to be honest; their words were trusted more than God’s. Now Bianca….make that make sense! I know right…. Here’s the thing: I have always been told that other peoples opinions should NEVER trump Gods guidance. It is NOT okay to go to others before going to the Lord who is the author and finisher of our faith! Yes, there is a such as a wise godly counsel, but lets face it….EVERYBODY NOT GIVING SOUND ADVICE. I had to learn that. Some people only give you what they feel or believe based on what they see and have experienced versus what God leads them to say. We are going to get into scripture here in just a second.

First scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6 ( one of the favs!) “Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know. Remember the Lord in everything you do, and He will show you the right way.-GNT (Good News Translation) So you see…a lot of times people tell you what they THINK they know and I have been guilty of doing that myself. You can tell and discern sound advice versus advice from the flesh. Let’s look at another. “The Lord says, I will condemn those who turn away from me and put their trust in human beings, in the strength of mortals.” -Jeremiah 17:5 GNT. This can easily be misunderstood. Remember I said earlier that my mistake was trusting peoples opinions over Gods. So this verse is basically saying not to put your ULTIMATE confidence and dependance on people instead of God. Why? PEOPLE FAIL YOU. GOD does NOT. Your confidence should always be in God FIRST. God does lead people to you but you WILL KNOW that they are God sent and not just merely talking. That is where testing the spirit comes in. You can’t just believe everything you hear or people tell you. This is also where knowing God FOR YOURSELF comes in as well. KNOWING GODS VOICE for yourself will play a big part in your discernment and help you to do what? BLOCK OUT THE NOISE. The noise of others all around you with most if not all of them saying different things that are contrary to what God already told you. Use Gods word to test the people that come to you.

Another favorite is Psalm 1:1-2. It says, “Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God. Instead, they find joy in obeying the Law of the Lord, and they study it day and night.”-GNT. As I said earlier, everybody’s advice isn’t sound. Some people give you advice with hidden agendas or to purposely shipwreck you or your life. Thats why we block out the noise and DISCERN. If we don’t learn to ignore the noise, we will be tossed back and forth like a rag doll not knowing the direction. TRUST ME, I HAVE BEEN THERE. You will find yourself questioning whether or not you heard God correctly. BLOCK THE NOISE SIS. Trust that I am talking to myself as well. God always deals with the person first before he releases a word through you for someone else.

Establish your relationship with God so that you won’t find yourself relying on man instead of THE WAY(Jesus). Be in DIRECT communication with the Father, so that you don’t have to look to a different hill that NOT GODS for help when all we got to do is ASK. Don’t believe me? Lets look at another scripture. James 1:5-8 says it like this, “If any of you lack wisdom, you should pray to God, who will give it to you; because God gives generously and graciously to all. But when you you pray, you must believe and not doubt at all. Whoever doubts is like a wave in the sea that is driven and blown about by the wind. If you are like that, unable to make up your mind and undecided in all you do, you must not think that you will receive anything from the Lord.”-GNT. Oooooooooooo chile…..I felt that as I was typing it. Sis. BLOCK. OUT. THE. NOISE. INSTEAD, listen for the voice of God to lead and guide you. If anyone comes to you, then discern.

If God has put something on your heart and in your spirit to do, then DO IT. GOD WONT GIVE YOU AN IDEA OR SKILL AND THEN LEAVE YOU OUT TO DRY ALONE. No. He will guide, instruct, whisper, show, and put it place what He needs you to do to make it happen. What He needs is your OBEDIENCE. Obeying God requires you to sometimes IGNORE/BLOCK out the noise from everyone else that deviates from Gods intent and purpose for your life. As I tell you, Im still learning to. Let’s conquer together sis!

Be Blessed.

Signed HoneyBee