Problem Solver – 4 – Guidance and the One Thing Necessary

https://youtu.be/-lIDGXmaigI?si=336BS8x2S3Tzhgh4   Guidance and the one thing necessary to solve any problem Welcome Online & in person   Problem Solver                         Healing                         Rescue                         Turning a tough year around What is the solution for “something is wrong, but I don’t know what to do.”   Something is wrong, but I don’t know what to do. The “something” changes – the feeling of dread & inadequacy are the same. Health Finances Relationship Career Life in general   What do we need?  Information?   Information is Overwhelming Ranch dressing Studies – “More information doesn’t necessarily help people make better decisions” Google: Weight loss plan Most people try to solve their problems with information… There should a better way to solve problems…   Experience is Over-rated Job interview… We are looking for experience.   “Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward.” – Oscar Wilde There should a better way to solve problems…   Guidance is a problem solver Not just info. A person with wisdom.   “Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward.” – Oscar Wilde “Wisdom gives you the lesson before you face the test.” We need wise counsel.   Proverbs 11:14 (NIV) For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers. We need a guide who has climbed the mountain before.   Can you name the first person to reach the summit of Mt Everest?   Hillary had been trying for 2 years…Tenzing had been guiding for almost 20 years… Guidance solves problems. Guidance is a problem solver What is your problem?What if there was a guide somewhere in this room?   What if your solution revealed the importance of others? God’s Word – ONE ANOTHER Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Your edge requires a one another. CG & Prayer   Books of wisdom For sale at Half Priced Books   There is one thing necessary to solve any problem Observation   Surprising? Science backs this up. Observer Effect – the phenomenon in which the act of observation alters the behavior of the particles being observed. Check tire pressureObserving natureObserving electrons changes their behavior   In order to change, simply observe Notebooks – Observe-Calories-Spending-Thoughts Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) Above all else, guard(observe) your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Guard (mišmār) – Observe like a guard   ObservationBetter than Information & Experience… A problem too big for you   Jesus is a Guide Psalm 23 The Lord is my Shepherd.. He leadeth me beside still watersHe leadeth me in paths of righteousness Jesus is a guide…  “Follow Me”LiveLoveForgiveFriendshipWisdom   We were buying a house…   Jesus can give you supernatural wisdom. Guidance is a problem solver   Call to Action-Notebook-Book-Others-Jesus