Christian Counseling
Today I heard expressed in simple terms the approach used by one Christian counselor. When she meets with someone in need, she prays for God to give her a Scripture for the situation. When God answers, she has the person who needs help read that Scripture. "What jumps out at you?" she asks.
One person who was counseled in this way said, "There's always something that jumps out."
She went on to say that some counseling methods seem to leave the needy person in shreds, but with the above approach, the feeling is always that of having been built up and ministered to.
Elements of this approach that seem right to me are these:
1. The counselor relies on the prompting of the Spirit.
2. The truths shared are directly from Scripture.
3. The needy person receives illumination directly from the Spirit of God through the reading of the Word.
4. It's simple enough that any Godly person can learn to provide safe and effective counsel.
I don't mean to cast aspersion on other ways of counseling, but sometimes it all seems way too complicated.
A simple, straightforward approach surely has its merits.
One person who was counseled in this way said, "There's always something that jumps out."
She went on to say that some counseling methods seem to leave the needy person in shreds, but with the above approach, the feeling is always that of having been built up and ministered to.
Elements of this approach that seem right to me are these:
1. The counselor relies on the prompting of the Spirit.
2. The truths shared are directly from Scripture.
3. The needy person receives illumination directly from the Spirit of God through the reading of the Word.
4. It's simple enough that any Godly person can learn to provide safe and effective counsel.
I don't mean to cast aspersion on other ways of counseling, but sometimes it all seems way too complicated.
A simple, straightforward approach surely has its merits.
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