My God is a counselor

Counseling is about human behavior and counseling is your tool. I am sure you will agree that there is no manual more authoritative than the Bible for dealing with problems of human behavior. If God created the mind of man, then we assume that he knows it perfectly, knows how it works, why it is vulnerable, understands the springs that move us to react in one way or another to the various stimuli of reality. In God we must seek wisdom and knowledge and in Christ his advice. It is one of his names: Counselor (Isaiah 9.6).

The prophet Isaiah was perhaps the first to announce it in his messianic prophecy: “The Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and power, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. (Is 11.2). This is a statement to be taken into account by the Christian; God's counseling spirit coexists in Christ. He not only understands your problem and is not indifferent to what is happening in your life, but he wants you to seek his advice to give you a range of possible solutions. That the solutions are not often the expected ones, that's another story, but we must have confidence in Him, because He knows the complete picture, the beginning and the end of this temporary episode called life and He knows what for His children is the best. Job understood this after coming out of his sufferings: “With God are wisdom and power; his is advice and understanding. " (Job 12.13)

How to seek the Lord's counsel? In his Word, in prayer, in intimacy with him, in daily devotion, in the living church of suitable men and women. There is no greater peace and joy for the Christian than when he knows, in the center of God's will, that he is doing things as he demands in his Word, or whispers it in the ear of the seeking heart. Yes, the heart has ears just like the mind and the emotions have wings to fly to places that are forbidden to us, that take us away from Him.

The church today needs powerfully armed counselors of God's Word who are competent to exercise this service. But if every Christian allowed the Holy Spirit to fill (guide) him, confess his sins each day, and seek the direction that leads to a victorious Christian life, that would be so much better. The Lord says: “Counsel and good judgment are mine; understanding and power are mine ”(Pr 8.14).

Christmas time is approaching, a time when emotions are activated and behaviors - negative and positive - are exacerbated. Let us look for the counselor par excellence, the one who turns sadness into joy, the one who fills you with favors and mercies, the one who fans and strengthens your mind and ignites it with the passion of his zeal for you. He embodies the spirit of counsel that comes from the Father, He comforts and sheds. Listen to his advice and do not dismiss it: “I will instruct you, I will show you the path you must follow; I will give you advice and watch over you. " (Ps 32.8).

God bless you!

Suggested Reading: Psalm 32