Counsel is the right word spoken as a guide in a given situation. Counselling is a mutual effort put in place to reduce or manage or put an end to an existing challenge.
“If you have access to good counsel, you are a king”, my foster mum will always say. And honestly, the word of God makes it true Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety, Proverbs 11:14.
There are three categories of counsellors; professional counsellors, godly counsellors, but then, there are godly professional counsellors.
The first is good, the second is better and the last option is the best. Who is a professional counsellor?
Professional counsellors are individuals trained to help clients (counselee/s) to identify potential solutions to certain challenges and problems causing emotional troubles/trauma. They also help client to improve their self-esteem, chances of winning in life, confidence, and to identify their life goals and aspirations to be pursued.
Godly counsellors are set of people or individuals who use godly standard to bring potential solutions to certain challenges, with the use of the Word of God and godly examples/story line.
Godly professional counsellors are then individuals/bodies that uses their training to communicate godly identified potential solutions to certain challenges and problems causing emotional troubles/trauma.
What does it mean to be godly in a counselling approach? It is to use biblical and God’s standard to introduce the solution. Some people counsel using the scientific approach, some psychological in their approach, some cultural in their approach, and some religious in their approach. A good counsellor will not ignore the above approaches mentioned, but then subject them to godly scrutiny and present a solution from the throne of Grace.
We all need counselors at one point of our life or the other. Times when we are confused and don’t know what to do and its also a time to be careful who to run to! At that point, please be spiritually sensitive as you speak out and let God choose your counselors for you. Counselors can also be called emotional doctors. There are quack emotional doctors, let God recommend the best for you.
When you found a good counsellor, talk to them as I trust that God will use them for you, because where there is counsel, there is safety.
There are four eminent things that should be done when you found a very good godly counsellor;
- Value them
- Honour them
- Appreciate them
- Celebrate them
How many of them do you have around you?
Qualities of a good professional godly counselors are; they are selfless, godly, professional, bold, empathetic, understanding, passionate and reliable. Next time you see a good counsellor, please celebrate them and honour them, because in the absence of none, many catastrophe are bound to happen.
I celebrate every counselor today.
God bless you.
Confession: I have access to good and godly counsel. I have grace to be yielded to this counsel.
Prayer: Father! Give us great godly counsellors that will uphold Your Word and make fulfilment of your purpose common.
Special Appeal: Please don’t miss subsequent series in this month of June (The Exchange). Great are the lessons we will learn this month. Follow me in this series as I bring to you the mind of God for you this season. It will be amazingly beautiful and expository to your walk with God and successes in this year.
God bless you.
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