Do you find yourself making snap decisions based on the data only? (131-4)

The book of Proverbs is not a decision-making text book, but a wisdom-packed book that is God’s gift to help leaders make better decisions. Read Proverbs 1:1-7.

God designed the leader’s mind to seek accurate information and analyze that data to make decisions. When Solomon wrote the Proverbs he gave leaders a series of statements that become foundation blocks for building strong character which leads to wise decisions.

Wise Christian leaders develop a disciplined and prudent character so their decisions are right, just and fair. The problem comes when a leader doesn’t know what is just, right and fair or when a decision appears unjust, wrong and unfair. Proverbs 1:1-6 informs us that the proverbs to follow will help leaders develop character and the mental sharpness to process complex information and make good decisions.

Today’s leaders have technology that makes it easy to get the information required to make decisions. Computers crunch data and give it to us in digestible bits. Effective leaders know that even though they have decision-making data readily available they must still apply logic and the weight of a value system to the information to make good decisions. The statements in the book of Proverbs will help sharpen a leader’s mind and reveal God’s insight to insure their decisions are in sync with His eternal perspective.

Do you find yourself making snap decisions based on the data only? Do you consciously draw out the lines of each decision to see how this decision may set precedent concerning fairness and justice or affect future decisions? Wise leaders use a lot more than the data when making decisions.