Why We Need Counsel at All – Episode 1.1
Big Idea: God designed us to need wisdom from outside ourselves.
EPISODE SUMMARY
We live in a culture that prizes self-reliance, but Scripture pushes back at every turn. In this opening episode, we explore why God never designed human beings to be self-interpreting or self-correcting. Needing counsel isn’t a sign that your faith has failed. It’s a sign that you’re paying attention to what God says about who you are.
KEY SCRIPTURES
- Jeremiah 17:9 — “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?”
- Proverbs 20:5 — “The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.”
- Proverbs 11:14 — “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”
- Psalm 119:24 — “Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.”
NOTABLE QUOTES
“Man’s mind, so to speak, is a perpetual forge of idols.”
— John Calvin
“He that will not be counseled cannot be helped.”
— Thomas Brooks
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
- What makes you resistant to seeking counsel, and what might that resistance be protecting?
- Where in your life are you trusting your own heart more than you’re trusting God’s Word?
- How might seeking counsel actually be an act of faith rather than a failure of it?
THIS WEEK
If today’s episode resonated with you, consider who in your life speaks truth with care and take one step toward that conversation this week.
