Above & Beyond Christian Counseling
Christian Counselors, Deliverance Ministry and Spiritual Warfare
Do you experience hurt and pain that gets triggered regardless of how you try to retain gain control of your emotions?
Are there people you Have you tried to forgive those who have hurt you, but the pain lingers?
Does this hurt steal your joy no matter how hard you try to “get over it”?
Inner healing is an important puzzle piece of spiritual freedom. [Read more…]
In my experience as a Christian Counselor offering deliverance ministry services, I have observed patterns and common themes among those who struggle to walk in freedom following our sessions. I want to cover four of the major ones:
Unforgiveness. One common roadblock to a successful deliverance is an unwillingness to forgive. This is a significant precursor since God’s word is clear on this. The most notable scripture dealing with God’s view on forgiveness is found in Matthew 6:15, “But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Believers know the importance of this principle, but there are lesser-known issues that rise up also. [Read more…]
Lisa (not her real name) came to us, hoping to improve her relationship with her father. During our first meeting, it became apparent she had work to do first on herself. She had an expectation that the wrong would be set right as her father would have to answer to her accusations. But her emotions became volatile in that session as feelings of grief, anxiety, abandonment, and rejection poured out of her. Her father’s responses seemed apathetic, which wounded her further. [Read more…]
The root of a stronghold may often be found in five words or less that we confess.
In a recent article (“Are Your Negative Expectations Limiting God?”), I touched on some of those word curses that were the seeds to a forest of torment that sound like this:
“You will never be anything.”
“You are not (pretty, smart, thin) enough.”
“I am too (fat, stupid, depressed, afraid, angry).”
“I can’t….(fill in the blank).”
Simple one liners, or word curses, become bait demons use to get you to agree with their lies. [Read more…]