Counsels on Mental Health

Counsel #6 — Seek Advice

Picture: Counsel #6 — Seek Advice CMH 64.1

Talk to trusted Christian advisors, especially before making a big or life-altering decision.^[68] This could include a pastor, mentor, friend, or family member. Make sure to choose your advisors carefully! Though godly counselors can offer you support and guidance, pray with you, and help you to see things from a different perspective, the wrong counselors could lead you toward calamity. CMH 64.2

The Bible has many examples of people who sought advice before making big decisions. For instance, when Abraham was asked to leave his home and go to a new land, he consulted with his wife Sarah and his nephew Lot (Genesis 12:1-5). When Moses was chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, he asked for advice from his father-in-law Jethro (Exodus 18:13-27). And when David was offered the throne of Israel, he consulted with God and with his advisors
(2 Samuel 5:3-5). CMH 64.3

Keep in mind that God is your ultimate Counselor. Always seek His advice first and foremost. CMH 64.4

“Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.” Proverbs 11:14 NKJV CMH 64.5

“It is the order of God that those who bear responsibilities should often meet together to counsel with one another, and to pray earnestly for that wisdom which He alone can impart.” Ellen White in To Be Like Jesus, p. 104.3 CMH 64.6

Reflect: Describe a time when you were open to hearing what others had to say, even though it was not what you wanted to hear. CMH 64.7