Quotes about Counsel

Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.

Every time in my life when I have chosen to delay following inspired counsel or decided that I was an exception, I came to know that I had put myself in harm's way. Every time that I have listened to the counsel of prophets, felt it confirmed in prayer, and then followed it, I have found that I moved toward safety.

Never trust advice from a man in the throes of his own difficulty.

Your best friend is the one who tells you the most truth.

God is in this crisis. Ask him to give you an index card—sized plan, two or three steps you can take today. Seek counsel from someone who has faced a similar challenge. Ask friends to pray. Look for resources. Reach out to a support group. Most importantly, make a plan.

In the multitude of counsellors there is safety (Proverbs 11:14).

Then they believed His promises and sang His praise. They soon forgot His works and would not wait for His counsel. Psalm 106:12—13

We will always need to ask God for His wisdom and counsel about everything, because He is the only one who knows the whole truth

A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel. PROVERBS 1:5

All through my life the counsel to depend on prayer has been prized above almost any other advice I have ever received. It has become an integral part of me, an anchor, a constant source of strength and the basis of my knowledge of things divine.

Prayer in the hour of need is a great boon. From simple trials to our Gethsemanes, prayer can put us in touch with God, our greatest source of comfort and counsel.

Prayer—persistent prayer—can put us in touch with God, our greatest source of comfort and counsel.