Fruit of His counsel https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com I seek not my own will but the will of my Father who sent me…

The world is in deep suffering and as believers we are called to be the light of the world for those in darkness – to support,  to counsel and to walk alongside them, bringing light  and hope to their darkest moments.

We are to seek His counsel, to let His word be the lamp to our feet and speak the Word, Truth into the darkness we encounter.

But we are not the lights we think we are, if we rely on our own will, or opinions, or understanding, or beliefs. Having walked many people through grief and suffering, the Lord is using Kezia’s past career as a counsellor and art therapist, to equip the saints to counsel each other and a world overcome with suffering.

This podcast seeks to repair the foundations – getting back to the simple command to: seek His counsel (kingdom) first. You will find encouragement to prepare you for works of service, to be built up in unity in the faith, and in the knowledge of Christ Jesus to become mature in the fulness of Christ. So that as a body we will no longer be rocked by the many plights and turmoil’s of this life and can confidently end friendship with the world, lighting the way for those still in bondage to follow.

We are to let our light shine before men, that they may see our good and praise our Father in heaven.

]]> Tue, 12 May 2026 15:44:21 +0100 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Religion & Spirituality:Christianity 1440 episodic keziaokafor keziaokafor No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22019236/podcast_logo_7_68ha9.png Fruit of His counsel https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com 144 144 The Wound of My People is Serious! The Wound of My People is Serious! https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/the-wound-of-my-people-why-christians-don-t-need-secular-counselling/ https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/the-wound-of-my-people-why-christians-don-t-need-secular-counselling/#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 15:44:21 +0100 fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/688289fb-5691-30fe-944e-35204b3702ca Do we look at the fruit of the systems and institutions that we engage with or that exist in our reality every day? Do we go and research them?  Do we know what they believe? Do we have eyes to distinguish their fruit? The Lord will tear down for his people anything that doesn’t bear the fruit of the kingdom. So as we dive into the history of counselling, psychotherapy and psychology, what are we to conclude about its fruit?

]]> Do we look at the fruit of the systems and institutions that we engage with or that exist in our reality every day? Do we go and research them?  Do we know what they believe? Do we have eyes to distinguish their fruit? The Lord will tear down for his people anything that doesn’t bear the fruit of the kingdom. So as we dive into the history of counselling, psychotherapy and psychology, what are we to conclude about its fruit?

]]> keziaokafor false No 2812 8 full For Whose Glory Is It? For Whose Glory Is It? https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/for-whose-glory-is-it-%e2%80%94-the-call-to-godly-counselling/ https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/for-whose-glory-is-it-%e2%80%94-the-call-to-godly-counselling/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:45 +0100 fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/cc7b4a70-e7bb-32d0-aae3-1fb8a3e8fb60 Counsel is the word of God; and the word of God thoroughly equips us for every good work. But if we just see counsel as useless, or ineffective, as something that only happens when things are going wrong, then we miss the point of it completely and it becomes exactly that: a useless, ineffective, vain endeavour. When we bemoan that counsel has no remedy, let’s ask for whose glory are we seeking this endeavour of counsel? Our glory? Or His glory?

]]> Counsel is the word of God; and the word of God thoroughly equips us for every good work. But if we just see counsel as useless, or ineffective, as something that only happens when things are going wrong, then we miss the point of it completely and it becomes exactly that: a useless, ineffective, vain endeavour. When we bemoan that counsel has no remedy, let’s ask for whose glory are we seeking this endeavour of counsel? Our glory? Or His glory?

]]> keziaokafor false No 2458 7 full Speak Lord! Your Servant is Listening Speak Lord! Your Servant is Listening https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/speak-lord-%e2%80%94-your-servant-is-listening-learning-to-hear-gods-voice/ https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/speak-lord-%e2%80%94-your-servant-is-listening-learning-to-hear-gods-voice/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:55:30 +0100 fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/87425f2f-01d8-3e48-8308-6ca3b6ed2982 We live in the information age; there is an abundance of information and noise, our world is a noisy place. Hearing is not our problem; we’re hearing all the time. But are we listening? Or are we seeking what our itching ears want to hear? And when we give counsel, are we listening to answer rather than listening to understand?

]]> We live in the information age; there is an abundance of information and noise, our world is a noisy place. Hearing is not our problem; we’re hearing all the time. But are we listening? Or are we seeking what our itching ears want to hear? And when we give counsel, are we listening to answer rather than listening to understand?

]]> keziaokafor false No 3044 6 full Go and Tell! Transformation Power Go and Tell! Transformation Power https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/go-and-tell-transformation-from-heart-to-word/ https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/go-and-tell-transformation-from-heart-to-word/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:31:41 +0000 fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/f66cbc89-b65e-3bae-aa46-3e79ee959b75 For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks… So, if we just speak or sing words, if we just say all the right things, and recite all the key verses that we memorise, and don’t connect to the meaning of those words, then who or what is in our heart? We must remember our great commission because within that is implied: go and tell them how much the Lord has done for you…

]]> For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks… So, if we just speak or sing words, if we just say all the right things, and recite all the key verses that we memorise, and don’t connect to the meaning of those words, then who or what is in our heart? We must remember our great commission because within that is implied: go and tell them how much the Lord has done for you…

]]> keziaokafor false No 2265 5 full Wake, O Sleeper! It’s The Great Distraction Wake, O Sleeper! It’s The Great Distraction https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/wake-o-sleeper-fight-for-your-mind/ https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/wake-o-sleeper-fight-for-your-mind/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:03:16 +0000 fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/3385c001-e7e5-3610-b5b6-baba031bd02d What are we distracted by? And from? And by whom? We are constantly being distracted from the very thing that can set as free: Jesus Christ, the way the truth and the life; who says it is the truth that sets us free.  It is a war. A war for your attention. For your discernment. A war for your mind. A war for your very soul…

]]> What are we distracted by? And from? And by whom? We are constantly being distracted from the very thing that can set as free: Jesus Christ, the way the truth and the life; who says it is the truth that sets us free.  It is a war. A war for your attention. For your discernment. A war for your mind. A war for your very soul…

]]> keziaokafor false No 2140 4 full Who Darkens My Counsel? Speaking God's Word Faithfully Who Darkens My Counsel? Speaking God's Word Faithfully https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/who-darkens-my-counsel-speaking-gods-truth-in-troubled-times/ https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/who-darkens-my-counsel-speaking-gods-truth-in-troubled-times/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:59:59 +0000 fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/f4b82273-2f45-3536-878e-86d3341f3b6b When we “darken” the Lord's counsel, with our own understanding or we dull it or dampen it or soften it, to be all things to all people, to not cause offense – what we end up speaking is useless, without effect, empty. And it matters because God's Word wants to move. We must not stand in the way of that…

]]> When we “darken” the Lord's counsel, with our own understanding or we dull it or dampen it or soften it, to be all things to all people, to not cause offense – what we end up speaking is useless, without effect, empty. And it matters because God's Word wants to move. We must not stand in the way of that…

]]> keziaokafor false No 2450 3 full Whose Will Is It? The battlefield of our faith Whose Will Is It? The battlefield of our faith https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/whose-will-is-it-surrendering-to-gods-purpose/ https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/whose-will-is-it-surrendering-to-gods-purpose/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:29:38 +0000 fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/8ad2dae1-c801-3312-96bb-fa287d8c2ff6 The question is: your will or the Lord’s will? This is the great battle at the centre of our Christian lives. Our will, our desires, our pleasures and comfort; yet, our Lord gave all for us, so that we might live, and have His way in our lives. The two wills are in opposition, therefore, we can’t have both - we must choose…

]]> The question is: your will or the Lord’s will? This is the great battle at the centre of our Christian lives. Our will, our desires, our pleasures and comfort; yet, our Lord gave all for us, so that we might live, and have His way in our lives. The two wills are in opposition, therefore, we can’t have both - we must choose…

]]> keziaokafor false No 1442 2 full Outside: I stand at the Door and Knock Outside: I stand at the Door and Knock https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/when-god-is-outside-bringing-him-back-to-the-center-of-suffering/ https://fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/e/when-god-is-outside-bringing-him-back-to-the-center-of-suffering/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:35:55 +0000 fruitofhiscounsel.podbean.com/b2ce029d-7fa2-30e7-b636-71519b1007a9 In this first ever episode of the Fruit of His counsel, we look at bringing Jesus back to the centre of not just our lives but to every word we speak when we are in service to the Lord. It is His word that is to go forth not ours. When we give poor counsel it’s because we lean on our own understanding and this really shouldn’t be so…

]]> In this first ever episode of the Fruit of His counsel, we look at bringing Jesus back to the centre of not just our lives but to every word we speak when we are in service to the Lord. It is His word that is to go forth not ours. When we give poor counsel it’s because we lean on our own understanding and this really shouldn’t be so…

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