Abba Father, help us to turn to You and Your Word first and above all (Matthew 6) when we need advice, counsel, and/or direction. We do not want to be foolish and do whatever we think or want without seeking proper counsel of the Lord, of the Word, and sometimes others. Let us not be arrogant and think we have all the answers and that the answers we do have are accurate.
Help us be choosy as to who we go to; may they have proven experience in years of following Your Word and living the narrow gate faith (Matthew 7). May they have a track record of sound and biblically based counsel.
Help us to take their advice and counsel into consideration and pray through it, with the Bible in hand, as we decide how to move forward. Bless or block anything that we do because of their counsel. Protect us from ourselves and from improper counsel.
Your Word says that we gain wisdom when we follow proper counsel (Proverbs 13; Proverbs 19).
Moreover, the Bible also says that we wage war with wise advice and in many biblically-based counselors, there is victory in our lives (Proverbs 24).
Yes, Abba. Help us seek wise counsel, advice, and direction when needed and help us to live the counsel we are given.
You tell us in Psalm 1 how if we follow the advice of the wicked, we will not be happy (blessed). Help us not follow the advice of the ungodly or be steered in anyway by the enemy. Help us to only follow the counsel and direction of Your Word.
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