{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"God Made Podcast","title":"The Real Reason Smart People Keep Making Dumb Decisions | God Made Podcast Ep 7","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9d834456\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1399,"description":"Why do smart people keep making dumb decisions?\nThe problem is not always a lack of information. Sometimes being smart simply makes us better at justifying what our hearts already want.\nIn this solo episode of the God Made Podcast, Greg unpacks James 3:13–18 and the difference between intelligence and biblical wisdom. James warns us that not everything that sounds reasonable is actually wise. Some decisions may look logical on the surface while being driven by jealousy, selfish ambition, pride, or fear.\nSo how can you tell whether a decision is truly wise?\nThe answer is not found only in the argument you can make. It is found in the fruit your decision produces.\nIn this episode:\nWhy intelligence and wisdom are not the same thing\nHow we rationalize choices we already want to make\nThe warning signs that your heart may be misleading you\nThe difference between earthly wisdom and wisdom from above\nWhy defensiveness may reveal more than you realize\nThree questions to ask before making an important decision\nHow to seek biblical wisdom in everyday life\nBefore you make your next major decision, ask yourself:\nWhat do I want badly enough that I may be rationalizing it?\nWhat kind of fruit is this decision already producing?\nAm I genuinely willing to yield if God shows me that I am wrong?\nA bad decision does not become wise just because you can explain it well.\nDo not judge wisdom by the explanation. Judge it by the harvest.\n📖 Scripture: James 3:13–18\n🎙️ The God Made Podcast helps Christians move faith from Sunday into everyday life.\nSubscribe for weekly conversations about Christian living, relationships, spiritual growth, and following Jesus in the real world.\n#BiblicalWisdom #ChristianLiving #BibleStudy","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sevAu3jxiLFiL2HJUhdt4k54u5jIuleKKYno6ISRm-M/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81Y2Mw/NWI3ZGEwOWUxNTk0/OTVlODYzMmY4NGJi/NjQzNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}