Christian Counseling

In the past year or so, I’ve had two sets of middle-age adult parents reach out to me about their adult child’s abusive marriage. What should we do? Do we have a responsibility to intervene? Do we have the right to insist on being involved? What does the Bible say about this? Here are a…

How Do I Identity This Person? Common Needs Need To Belong Need To Be Powerful Need To Be Known Needs control; needs social interactionfor the purpose of motivating others toward their goals; needs to be followed by others; needs to make decisions based on facts; needs achievement and accomplishment; needs constant recognition for their achievements…

How Do I Identify This Person Common Needs Need To Belong Need To Be Powerful Need To Be Known Needs to appear competent and in control; needs to be respected; needs quiet time alone to regenerate; needs limited interaction with people; needs to not be controlled or manipulated; needs freedom from required socialization; needs freedom…

Individuals who are healthy in soul and spirit have learned to surrender attachment to outcomes in their lives. Letting go of any needless attachments to particular outcomes and situations. Surrender means showing up in your life with the intention to be your best, and to do the best you know how, without expecting yourself to…

By becoming human, Jesus relates to our earthly trials. He faced physical, emotional and spiritual agony during His life and death on the earth. The one who went through the pain is also the one who knows about our pain. He tells us in His word that God knows every hair on our heads. Do…

We all want people to notice us and really understand us. Every human being desires to be fully known and still fully loved and accepted. We all want to know others in the same way. What does it mean to be truly known? God understands the imortance of that question. The Desire To Actually Be Known…

It is not enough to know of God. We are compelled in the Bible to both know Him and be known by Him. In Galatians 4:9 we read: “But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to…

Afflictions, grief, poverty, and lack is generally considered as undesireable and often unfair. Times of unhappiness, melancholy, hardship, and need can weigh heavily on a wearied soul. This can promote the sympathy, condolences, pity, or indifference of others. But how different from God’s design for His children. it was through suffering that the Lord Jesus…

 In his wiiting to the church in Corinth, Paul compelled them that God is your refuge and strength. “… I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. 6 Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more…

“When I am weak, He is strong.” Previously, Paul cautioned readers that he planned to begin with his capabilities as a messenger of God, as an apostle. Truly, Paul depicted his shortcomings and his sufferings. Paul truly understood that to be strong, he must become weak.  “… I will not boast about myself, except about my…