How to Have a Bad Day Step 6: Listen to Everyone's Opinions

Just open your ears (and all your apps) and let the opinions flood in like a tsunami of confusion.

Otherwise known as

"If you ask me...", "God told me to tell you....", "I get the sense that you....", "Have you considered...."

" I think you should...."

Your coworker’s advice? Pure gold — especially when it’s unsolicited and based on zero context.

That one Facebook friend who sells leggings, crystals, and essential oils? Wisdom drips from every “live laugh love” post.

That famous prophet who charges $97 for a “word”? Obviously speaking straight from heaven.

And don’t forget the random TikTok life coach with no credentials but an excellent ring light. Absorb. Apply. Spiral.

Before you know it, your internal compass is spinning like a fidget spinner in a tornado. Should you quit your job? Text your ex? Move to Bali? Start a dropshipping business?

Depends who you ask.

Welcome to the emotional buffet of opinions—where everyone gets a spoon, and your soul is the soup. And you're left with a life built entirely on what your hairdresser, gym buddy, and Janet from church think.

Enter Jesus, the Voice of Sanity (Shocker):

The one guy who wasn’t afraid to offend everyone by not consulting the group chat first.

“But who do you say I am?” — Matthew 16:15 Stop quoting everyone else. What do you actually believe?

“Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’...” — Matthew 5:37 Stop explaining yourself to everyone. You don’t need a group consensus to exist.

“Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you…” — Luke 6:26 If everybody likes you, you’re probably not doing something right.

“Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own?” — Matthew 7:3 People love to give advice that they’ve never applied to themselves.

Jesus didn’t carry a Suggestion Box. He didn’t poll the disciples before flipping tables.

He never said, “I was going to obey the Father, but Peter makes a good point.” He listened to the Father, not the noise.

You will never find peace by crowd-sourcing your soul.

So maybe instead of asking five friends, your Uber driver, and a podcast host what you should do…Try asking the One who made you.

“My sheep listen to My voice…” — John 10:27 Not “My sheep listen to Kim on YouTube.”

Yes, other people can have wisdom. But if everyone’s input is drowning out God’s voice, that’s not wisdom — that’s just noise. Loud, well-meaning, soul-cluttering noise.

Final Thought:

Here is what works for me: Have about three people in your life who get backstage access to your decisions.

Not a crowd. Not your massive friend list. Not even your entire family. I would suggest different generations as well.

Choose people who tell you the truth — even when it’s awkward and hard to hear. People you know are for you and not just trying to impress you. People who won’t take your confessions and turn them into a SnapChat story titled “Pray for her 😬” Choose friends and family who bring clarity, not chaos.

They should be people you respect, not because they have it all together, but because they are honest, transparent, and walk in humility. And then listen for the Shepherd's voice in the midst of them.

So if you’re feeling confused, frustrated, and ready to snap like a dollar store hair tie… maybe it’s not spiritual warfare. Maybe it’s just too many voices in your head.

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