Who counsels you?

Psalm 1:1-3 How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path of sinners, or join a group of mockers! Instead, his delight is in the LORD's instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers (HCSB)

Many have read and recited this verse many times, but the question is – how much stock do you put in it? Do you think about the people, you allow into our inner circle, or who you seek out to counsel you? These people speak into our life, speak over our life, and influence our behavior, whether we will admit it or not. Do we just let anyone in who makes us feel good, echo our ideas, has gift of words, or who has a title or position behind their name? People we think, think like us become a big part of our lives, our inner court of advisors. Yet, we wonder why we have not seen change, or why we have not changed in our life. If we desire change, we need to change who we allow into our innermost courts of our hearts to advise us, and begin listening to the word of the Lord; whoever speaks it. I am learning this, truth is truth no matter where it comes from; it is.  Who counsels you, directs you, instructs you, and teaches you. As Christians, we should be very particular about this and mindful who we seek out. We should pray about the people, we desire to share with, before we share with them. Because if you share with the wrong person, it is detrimental to our progress, destructive to our growth, damaging to our spirituality, and psychological devastating to our mental stability, but we have only ourselves to blame; we did this. Decides today, you will stand in God’s will and let Him bring your advisors, your mentors, your counselors, your friends, and your mate because He brings what is needed for us to grow and prosper. Knowing it is not about you, but you choose to let Him lead, or not. You choose to be the person who prospers no matter where s/he goes like Joseph in the palace or in the pen all according to God. In the 21^st Century prospective, it is stated like this - it is not what you know, but who you know that matters; if this is true, then being mindful of who counsels you, and who is allowed into your innermost courts of your heart is definitely important…Now who counsels you?...wink