| Christian Spiritual Counseling is different from regular | | | | In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being |
| counseling. Regular counseling gives you a solution (the | | | | predestinated according to the purpose of him who |
| act, method, or process of solving a problem or the | | | | worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: |
| answer to a problem) to the problem, but spiritual | | | | Ephesians 1:11 The Lord has a plan for all of us. It is in |
| counseling gives you the antidote (anything that works | | | | Him that we learn who we really are and what we |
| against an evil or unwanted condition) to the problem. It | | | | are living for. He is working in you so that you can live |
| fixes the problem once and for all. The scripture says | | | | up to your full potential that He placed in you. Christian |
| that If my people, which are called by my name, shall | | | | counseling can help you with the plans God has for |
| humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and | | | | your life. Plans to make you succeed not fail to give |
| turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from | | | | you a more enjoyable and abundant life. |
| heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. I | | | | Christian counseling is based on the word of God not |
| Chronicles 7:14 | | | | some theory. His word has been counseling people for |
| The counsel of the Lord standeth forever, the | | | | over 2000 years and it will never change it will always |
| thoughts of his heart to all generations. Psalms 33:11 | | | | stay the same. Just look around you today the world |
| God's counsel never changes it is for all generations | | | | is in utter chaos our forefathers must have known |
| the past, present and future. God's word never | | | | something when they put In God We Trust on |
| changes, we as people change. God is no respect of | | | | American money. We started trusting man instead of |
| person what he does for one He will do for another. | | | | God and things got chaotic. |
| Life my get you down at times but the counsel of God | | | | And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of |
| will lift you up. | | | | God, that we may know whether our way which we |
| A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a | | | | go shall be prosperous. Judge 18:5 Years ago people |
| man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: | | | | use to seek out God for all the answers to their |
| Proverbs 1:5. You are wise if you are a good listener | | | | questions. Don't get me wrong many still do today |
| and eager to learn your knowledge will increase for | | | | myself included. People would seek counsel from |
| your good. Someone with good understanding will seek | | | | someone with a close relationship with God like a |
| out wise counsel. A wise Counsellor is someone who | | | | priest to ask question to see if their plans would be |
| the Lord's spirit shall rest upon, the spirit of wisdom and | | | | successful. Proverbs 11:14 says Where no counsel is, |
| understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit | | | | the people fall: but in the multitude of Counsellors there |
| of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; Christian | | | | is safety. When people don't seek right counsel there |
| Counsellors should attain these attributes in order to | | | | is great confusion amongst them; but with wise |
| give effective counseling. | | | | counseling your life will be secure. |