Packer (1993) writes, “People say they believe in God, but they have no idea who it is that they believe in, or what difference believing in him may make” (p. 159). Understanding a the Creator, who makes all things possible, which presents Himself as boundlessness and love must give more comfort than we can fathom. Jeremiah 23:18 (NIV) admonishes, “But which of them has stood in the council of the Lord to see or to hear His word? Who has listened and heard His word?” Considering we are presently interacting with a living God, whose Son sits as a mediator for us, and the Holy Spirit gives us comfort, our minds can have rest in the present answers.
Multitude of Answers Proverbs 11:14 (KJV) “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the …show more content…
Then, in turn, the person becomes a teacher to others in the Gospel. To ensure a clean heart a Christian counselor can help impart clarity for us. Being a disciple is the first part of Christian counseling. The two go together in either delivering the counsel or receiving the counsel. Falaye (2013) writes, “Biblical counselling follows the Bible and seeks to minister the love of the true and living God, whose love deals with sin and produces obedience” (p 56). Otherwise, distrust and misunderstanding will always be the result. Fouque and Glachan (2000) explain, “Even a Christian, who engages in a healing relationship without the skills necessary to recognize these powerful processes, can fail to maintain the integrity of the therapeutic encounter” (p. 205). The author further explains a second idea, “There is concern that many Biblical counsellors may be working outside their competence without adequate training or appropriate supervision” (Fouque & Glachan, 2000, p. 205). As a part of the Church, and seeking counsel, the Holy Spirit will make other things clear. For instance - does your counselor pray with you before or after a …show more content…
Our internal conversation can give us the comfort we need. Of course, it must contain the words of God. A counselor can point you towards the scripture or let you explain your wrought points of view before you give them to your colleagues or your family. However, they must themselves seek the restoration of their hearts too. First Corinthians 12:8 (NIV) records, “To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit” this is the work of the Holy Spirit in the relationship of counseling. Our personal responsibility is to seek wisdom through counsel that we can recognize as coming from the intentions of
Multitude of Answers Proverbs 11:14 (KJV) “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the …show more content…
Then, in turn, the person becomes a teacher to others in the Gospel. To ensure a clean heart a Christian counselor can help impart clarity for us. Being a disciple is the first part of Christian counseling. The two go together in either delivering the counsel or receiving the counsel. Falaye (2013) writes, “Biblical counselling follows the Bible and seeks to minister the love of the true and living God, whose love deals with sin and produces obedience” (p 56). Otherwise, distrust and misunderstanding will always be the result. Fouque and Glachan (2000) explain, “Even a Christian, who engages in a healing relationship without the skills necessary to recognize these powerful processes, can fail to maintain the integrity of the therapeutic encounter” (p. 205). The author further explains a second idea, “There is concern that many Biblical counsellors may be working outside their competence without adequate training or appropriate supervision” (Fouque & Glachan, 2000, p. 205). As a part of the Church, and seeking counsel, the Holy Spirit will make other things clear. For instance - does your counselor pray with you before or after a …show more content…
Our internal conversation can give us the comfort we need. Of course, it must contain the words of God. A counselor can point you towards the scripture or let you explain your wrought points of view before you give them to your colleagues or your family. However, they must themselves seek the restoration of their hearts too. First Corinthians 12:8 (NIV) records, “To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit” this is the work of the Holy Spirit in the relationship of counseling. Our personal responsibility is to seek wisdom through counsel that we can recognize as coming from the intentions of