A Little Forethought

I just bought a car, a 1997 Buick LaSabre. It’s beautiful and rides like the luxury car that it is. I paid what I thought was a fair price for it, given its age, mileage, and a couple of things that needed repairing. I didn’t want to offer too low of a price and insult the seller, but now I think I’m the one who has been insulted.

I took my car to a mechanic a few days ago to have it inspected, and the cost for those “couple of things needed repairing” will be more than what I paid for the car! Why didn’t I have my mechanic look at it before I plunked down the money on the table? Was I in a hurry? Was my mechanic unavailable? Was I just not thinking?

After it’s all said and done, it doesn’t really matter why I didn’t check out the car more fully before buying it. The point is—I should have. A little forethought could have resulted in big savings—or avoiding the car altogether.

I’ve lived my life like that on occasion—have you? A situation presents itself and instead of taking the time to completely check it out, and ask God's opinion, I rush in only to be sorry later.

Whenever something of great value needs to be considered, or a heavy decision to be weighed, it’s always a good idea to take your time and think about it from all angles. Ask advice from others, if you feel that would be helpful. Check out any questions and settle any doubts before finalizing anything. And remember to pray and find out what God has to say about it.

A little forethought on the front-end can be a big sanity-saver on the back-end. ~


"For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding" (Proverbs 2:6, NIV)

"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed" (Proverbs 15:22, NIV).



Lynn Jacobs
Christian Life Coach
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