Above & Beyond Christian Counseling
Christian Counseling, Deliverance Ministry and Spiritual Warfare
I had a dream recently about striving and works that accompany a religious spirit. It represented the checklist that many “task -minded” people try to accomplish in order to get into the presence of God.
In this dream, I had purchased a ticket to ride a special elevator that was going to whisk me into the center of God’s heart. It was a different elevator than the one I had been freely riding for years. [Read more…]
A spirit of apathy is a self-defense mechanism from the pit of hell. It closes your mind, hardens your heart, and partners with impatience in order to breed failure. It causes you to say things like, “I just give up!”, “I don’t care anymore!”, and “Whatever!” If these statements are coming out of your mouth, then something evil is tormenting your heart. [Read more…]
I was counseling a married couple a few years back who were in the midst of real problems. As part of the process, I administered our Christian temperament analysis tool to each of them and reviewed the results.
A couple of days later, the husband came in alone armed with “proof” to convince me that temperament analysis (understanding our God-given psychological make-up) was totally wrong and actually occultic. He said that it was actually witchcraft to be engaging in this type of analysis. I will comment more on this couple again at the end of this article. [Read more…]
Have you ever had someone close to you make a comment that just pushed every one of your buttons all at once? Maybe it’s just a “flesh” issue at times–we are simply tired or hurt or wounded– but often times, at that moment the demonic realm is filling your head with thoughts so you can return the salvo. Isn’t that how it often happens? [Read more…]
In our fifth deliverance ministry session with clients (and in the CD teaching handed out at the end of the “Released to Soar” Deliverance Seminars) we talk about how to stay free and stay on the narrow road that leads to life (Matt 7:13-14). It is important to be prepared, and be able to discern, when the demonic spirits return to the house. Unfortunately, they bring along seven other more wicked spirits so the stakes are high! [Read more…]