Do You Have A Guide?

“When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, “What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?” Exodus 18:14 NIV

We were not designed to walk alone all through life, so whenever we do, several things don’t work out as planned. There are phases where we must go alone. There are also phases where you need to walk with one or more people in the same direction.

A guide is meant to ensure we have some form of accountability. There’s someone or something that redirects us when we go off the path. This is how we learn, grow, and do exploits.

Anyone who has no form of guidance will waste away eventually. It’s just a fact. So, how do you get the knowledge you need through guidance? There are three levels, the third being the ultimate.

1. Your wisdom

In the era of self-education, it’s easy to be deceived that you can know all things through your experiences and current level of knowledge. After all, as you live each day, you gain something new. But this is limited and slow. You can tinker all you want, but you won’t move as fast as the person who deploys the next level.

2. The wisdom of others

Two good heads are better than one. More than two good heads even lead to better results. When you choose to gain knowledge through resources that others have created or communities with more knowledgeable people, you can combine several minds into one. Still, this isn’t as effective as the final level.

3. Personalised guidance

There is general knowledge and there is custom knowledge. You can take the wisdom of others and apply it, but nothing beats having someone look directly at your progress and set you right. This is what Moses enjoyed with Jethro. Only people with personalised guidance get to the peak of their lives. Others meander on the way.

In every story, a guide changes the dynamics of events. Who is your guide? If you don’t have one, now is the time to start searching and praying for one, because it will open you up to the next level.