Thoughts on Scripture and life
for the glory of Jesus Christ
Help, I’m Anxious! (Part 2)
What does our anxieties reveal about our belief in God? When we are anxious, we believe that God is not all that powerful and is not all that loving. What! How can a Christian believe such blasphemies? And yet, by our anxiety, we betray our sin.
Dear Christian, you do not need to be anxious. You are not God; you are not in control—and that’s a wonderful thing. Your God is the King over everything; you can rest in Him.
Dear Christian, you do not need to be anxious. You are not alone in this world, left to care for yourself. Your God is full of love and He cares for you; you can rest in Him.
Help, I’m Anxious! (Part 1)
The question I want to ask is, “Does God care about our anxieties?” More specifically, does the gospel of Jesus Christ, the good news of His death and resurrection, have anything to say to us about our anxieties? Yes. Absolutely. The gospel is good news to anxious hearts, for when we trust God as God, anxiety melts to peace in Jesus Christ.
Dear Biblical Counselor
Is Jesus still marvelous to you, dear counselor? Or has He become yet another tool in your counselor’s toolbox? Is He merely the means to some nebulous end of Christian maturity, or is He more? Is not true Christian maturity marked by a heart caught up by, enthralled by, completely won by the grace and truth of the Lord Jesus Christ? The Son of God became the Son of Man that sons of men might become sons of God. Friend, let us cherish that above all! To whom shall we go? He has the words of eternal life; He is the resurrection and the life! Christ is the Beloved of all creation, God’s only begotten Son in whom He is well-pleased (Mt 3:17). Is Christ your Beloved? Are you pleased in Him?
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Five Lessons From Biblical Counseling Training
Through the training, I came to understand that biblical counseling is better defined as “intense biblical friendship and discipleship, as counselor(s) walk alongside a counselee through his sin and suffering, to help him behold Jesus Christ as both perfectly sufficient and ultimately satisfying in every trial and temptation, repent of his unrighteousness and the idols of his heart, and put on the righteousness of Christ according to the commands of Scripture, so that God would be glorified in his heart, his relationships, and indeed his entire life.”
Biblical Counseling, the Hole in My Holiness
I am still very, very new to biblical counseling. But the sails are unfurled, the ship is sailing, and the skies are bright and sunny. I am excited to learn how to best love someone, by helping someone apply the truths of Scriptures to their life, that they might be enthralled with Jesus Christ and love Him all the more. Is there any greater ministry than that? I know of none.