As I look into 2 Samuel 14, I see something that I see as a reflection of 2 Samuel 13. Jonadab gave advice to his brother. And now Joab is giving advice through someone else to David to try to make them feel better about themselves and about what's going on in their life. The problem is that both of these choices led to disaster, which is a reminder to me that we need to make sure to pick wise counselors and not just people who will tell us what we want to hear.
If I'm on a diet, I don't need to ask the bakery owner, "Should I buy a donut?" Of course, he's going to say "yes." "He's going to say, one's not going to hurt you. It's okay". If I have a friend who just wants me to feel better, he'll say, "Yes, eat it." My doctor? Well, he's not going to say that. And real, honest, good advisors tell us what we don't want to hear, not just what we want to hear.
Choose wisely.
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