Counsel (Proverbs 20:5)

To get counsel is always a good thing, but we must have the tools and know-how to receive it.

"Counsel in the heart of a man is like water in a deep well, but a man of understanding will draw it out." Proverbs 20:5, Amplified

Yes. Notice what I said. We need the tools and know-how to receive, not to distribute. Sure, going to school to become a counselor or a psychologist is a great thing. But the real key to therapy, advice and counsel is on the receiving end. Counsel is good for nothing is the it was meant for does not want it.

The receiver must want to draw out the counsel. It is like someone going grocery shopping. He or she fills the fridge and pantry to their own detriment if no one in the house is hungry. But when hunger sets in, the wealth of food stuffs stored up are there for the person to draw nourishment from.

Always be ready to give the counsel that you have in your heart, you never know when someone might be hungry.