COUNSELING

Counseling is simply the act of seeking advice/assistance from a professional or

rather a man/woman who is more knowledgeable on matters concerning business,
work or rather personal difficulties.

WHO IS A COUNSELOR?

A counselor is a professional who offers knowledge or advice on personal matters.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO SEEK FOR COUNSEL?

It makes one’ more aware of the dangers or rather the advantages and the disadvantages of
the matter before them or ahead of them and how to avoid or go about them,

This is why mostly’ counselors teach from vast experience or intense research.

Like the saying goes NO MAN IS AN ISLAND

COUNSELING IS BIBILICAL

Proverbs 19:20kjv

(Hear counsel, and receive instructions that you might be wise in your latter end)

There times we go to our local church pastors/elders for counseling as Christians and our
pastors or elders gives us counsel before helping us either physically or spiritually according to
the revelation given to them by GOD.

All of the greatest kings in the bible sought for counsel before engaging in battle or before
passing on judgment

Some of the following are a bible verses that helps us to understand the importance of
counseling as a believer

Proverbs 11:14kjv

(Where there is no guidance the people fall but a wise man is he who listens to counsel)

Proverbs 12:15kjv

(The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man is he who listens to counsel)

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 PREMARITAL COUNSELING
Premarital counseling is a type of therapy that helps couples to take the final step in their
relationship. This therapy helps them to resolve or amend issues before they commit to
marriage.

This type of therapy is conducted by licensed marriage and family therapists or church pastors
who act as counselors

This type of counseling assists couples to prepare physically, mentally and spiritually as they venture into
marriage and make couples aware of conflicts likely to arise and how to overcome.

Proverbs 11:14(without guidance people fall)

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 FIRST DAY

ask the couple to write on a piece of paper the list things they expect to know
and be more knowledgeable on by the end of the premarital counseling, if they
are unable to write ask them verbally.

Keep the answers they give so you can construct topics out of them

INTERACTION SESSION

Ask questions of her to him and of him to her

Questions to consider

(1) How long has the couple to be’ known each other
(2) Is the man and woman a Christian If yes what is their gift Ask oppositely
(3) How old is the woman and how old is the man, educational background etc.
Ask oppositely
(4) What is the man and the woman favorite color, food etc. ask oppositely
(5) Each partner’s parents, names and their age. Ask oppositely
(6) ask how many siblings each, birthdays and character ask oppositely
(7) ask about their saddest memory find out what happened ask oppositely
(8) ask about their happiest moment find out what happened ask oppositely
(9) find out if each one is keeping a dirty past from the other if there is any are
they willing to forgive each other and move on

Explain to them why it is important to have the answers for the question above

Before they go give them homework

Asking them to list on a pace of paper at least 5 strengths and 5 weaknesses

about their partner man writes about the woman and the woman about the man.

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