Have you ever thought, “I would be better off dead?”
Do your prayers include a “death wish” to go home to be with the Lord?
Do you find yourself disconnecting from life and praying to wake up in heaven?
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Above & Beyond Christian Counseling
Christian Counseling, Deliverance Ministry and Spiritual Warfare
Have you ever thought, “I would be better off dead?”
Do your prayers include a “death wish” to go home to be with the Lord?
Do you find yourself disconnecting from life and praying to wake up in heaven?
[Read more…]
Do you have a history of declaring the following regularly, like a broken record?
Do you want to cross over out of lukewarmness and get back to on-fire passionate living?
Consider some of the dreams and goals that you had when you were younger. Everything seemed so attainable and possible, but over time things got further out of reach with increased responsibilities.
Do you know why?
The demonic kingdom wants to steal the gifts and ministry God has planned for your life.
Here is the sad part: For most of us, our own words begin to confirm the lies of the enemy and put our dreams out of reach. With only a few set backs or missed opportunities a spirit of apathy sets the kindling fire with your tongue, and begins to move you off Gods destiny path.
Apathy is a fraudulent cover up we use as a self defense mechanism to keep people from seeing our true feelings.
Now that we have exposed this lying spirit of apathy, let’s shed some truth on it.
Gods plan for your life has not expired.
Your desires were placed on your heart by God himself, and today is a new day filled with abundant grace to take back what the enemy has stolen.
Get some time alone and do the following:
You may require additional counseling or deliverance ministry but these simple steps will fan the flames of hope in your life and begin to move you from defeat to victory today.
By Don Ibbitson
Some of our clients mention that while online personality tests can be fun, they have the mindset that psychological testing may be contrary to Scripture, and that Christians should avoid it. Are psychological tests for Christians harmful or helpful? [Read more…]
By Don Ibbitson
Our approach for providing Christian counseling for depression in men is similar in most ways to what we do with women. However, the bible defines different roles for men and women and the different sources of depression must be addressed.
Women are typically much more vocal than men about their need for help with depression. They are generally better at getting in touch with their emotions while men will try to deny their emotions, shield theirs and hide them from others. [Read more…]
By Don Ibbitson
The bookshelf in my counselor’s office is full of good resources, but I’ve added a new one: “His Needs, Her Needs” by Willard F. Harley, Jr. The tagline is “Building An Affair-Proof Marriage” and he shares some excellent ideas and strategies. [Read more…]
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