Godly Counsel...

[stillfocused]

As of late..I have been hearing alot about people not wanting counsel or to be aimed and directed in the right direction and it left me wondering..


what prerequsites does one need to counel someone ?



Do you always need to go someone to seek counsel ?



How would you handle situations where you feel the timing isn't right for counseling ? Yet, you are being rebuked for not getting the counsel that someone is offering?


In the case of married couples what would you tell someone whose spouse does not want counseling and they do?



Is best to seek God and then seek counsel after you have received your answer?



Lastly in light of abusive situations within Christian marriages what would you tell someone who has been told to stay in an abusive marriage by someone who is considered to a church leader ?

[vin]

I'm reminded of the scripture about the mulititude of counsel.

Proverbs 11:14
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.


Proverbs 15:22
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

I do remember God telling me that once He tells me He's gonna do something, I don't need to go to pastor, friend, prayer partner or anybody else to ask them to pray with me that it happens. But when He says it, it happens when He says it.

But also there are times when the Word God gives will be confirmed. Actually for me, God always sends confirmation through the word when my pastor preaches. I don't even have to make appointments to talk to him. I get my answers and confirmations, rebukes, corrections, the whole nine, while he's teaching

I think that if it's really God, unless He leads you to keep it a private matter between the two of you, there's nothing wrong with seeking counsel. Sometimes people have thought they heard from God until they seek Godly counsel. If it's God, it will stand the test. Like checks and balances. Sometimes it's good to have another set of eyes looking at it. They might see something you don't see.