The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst
Week 4: Chapter 3 — When Wisdom Doesn't Know What to Do
Read Chapter 3 of The Best Yes. Key Scripture: James 1:5; Proverbs 3:5–6.
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Sometimes the hardest decisions aren't between good and evil — they're between two good things. This chapter invites you to trade reaction-based deciding for wisdom-based discernment.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Lysa opens with the honest admission that even a woman pursuing wisdom can feel completely lost in the middle of a hard decision. Have you ever prayed for wisdom and still felt stuck? What did that experience feel like?
2.She introduces a key distinction between decisions made from wisdom and decisions made from emotion in the moment. What are some emotions — fear, guilt, excitement, flattery — that have driven your decisions in the past? How did those decisions turn out?
3.James 1:5 promises that God will give wisdom generously to those who ask. But Lysa notes that wisdom is not always a sudden download — sometimes it is accumulated over time through Scripture, counsel, and experience. How do you currently "accumulate" wisdom? What habits or practices build it up in you?
a.What role does Scripture play in your decision-making process right now?
b.Who are the wise counselors you turn to, and are you actually following their counsel?
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