So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman,
from the adulteress with her smooth words,
who forsakes the companion of her youth
and forgets the covenant of her God;
for her house sinks down to death,
and her paths to the departed;
none who go to her come back,
nor do they regain the paths of life.— Proverbs 2:16-19

In this situation, Solomon passes on wisdom to his son about sexual sin. But this could apply to any seduction or to anything we want. And Solomon suggests that wise men can see the future. They can see what is forbidden before it traps them. They can see seduction before they are seduced. They can see inconsistencies before their integrity is lost. And they can learn from the bad decisions of others before they make their own bad decisions.

While this is encouraging, it assumes a few things about his son. First, that his son knows right from wrong. Second, that his son is willing to take time to discern right from wrong. Third, his son is ready to act in favor of what is right over wrong.

And yet, if we are not perfect at this, which no one is, Solomon presents his son with an intriguing discipleship process in four simple steps. If posed in questions, Solomon could have said it this way to his son:

Do you see the consequences of this decision?
Do you see the seduction of this decision?
Do you see the inconsistencies of this decision?
Do you see the results of others who have made this decision?

Gentlemen, this is precisely why we need wise men in our life. They see things we don't. They have questions and answers to questions we haven't thought about. So today, if you need good advice on the next big decision in your life. Or if you are about to make a decision that you really want to make — stop. Don't make that decision. Put it off for a bit. Instead, take these four questions to a godly man and talk it out. And then don't be seduced by what you want or what others want for you. Do what God wants you to do. Act right and be righteous by doing the hard work to get wisdom.

ASK THIS: What big decision are you about to make? Or what decision do you want to make that you know you shouldn't? 

DO THIS: Talk it out with a wise and godly man.

PRAY THIS: God, stop me from making decisions that honor my will. Let me make decisions that honor your will.

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