The gift of counsel is something we quite often forget about. This is usually due to many people not being sure as to what it looks like in our everyday lives. I think that the same can be said with all of these gifts we have been looking at. Much like what Brendan said in his talk about knowledge and wisdom, when we are able to recognize what these gifts look like, we are able to see them as more present in our lives. So, what is counsel? I think Pope Francis described it quite well in his general audience on May 7, 2014 when he said,
Council is the perfection of prudence. It is the ability to have right judgement and informs making the correct choice. It aids us in discernment and guides us to advise others. In other words, counsel is very important in our lives.
In reflecting on this gift, I can think of a few examples of where it has been very clearly present. There have been a few times where I am talking to somebody about a difficult situation that they are going through and I give some advice that is so perfect and profound that afterwards I can only say, "That was clearly not from my brain." There are also many times where I am about to do something and out of seemingly nowhere I begin to question "Is this what Christ would want me to do?" The gift of counsel can quite often work in this quiet way. It, like many of the other gifts, can sometimes be elusive to put our finger on, but I can say that as God has us grow in this gift, the more often we will be able to ask ourselves, "will this lead me closer to Christ," and act accordingly. God has a plan for us and wants us to guide us along the right paths. The real question is, are we willing to listen to Him as he advises us?
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