I am a compassionate person, and other women come to me with their problems. Sometimes it seems that they burden me with more than I can bear. Perhaps you had an emotionally stressful problem in the past in which you were comforted by God. In many instances, knowing that you care, and guiding the hurting person to comforting promises of God, provides just the help that is needed. However, you need to be perceptive to know when a friend's needs can be met by an understanding friend and when she needs a biblical counselor.
Counseling is emotionally stressful.
You would not be a real person, with real feelings, if you did not hurt for others as you listen to their problems. A biblical counselor listens carefully as the counseled shares his burdens. In compassion, he re-lives their experiences with them and shares their emotional distress. Then he responds to their needs by providing the God-given counseling that will ease their burdens. Therefore, God says that His strengthening is sufficient to help believers bear both bad situations and irritations caused by others and even be joyful.