Above & Beyond Christian Counseling
Christian Counseling, Deliverance Ministry and Spiritual Warfare
Is the trial you are walking through, directly related to something you have spoken in judgment over someone else? Could your own words have opened the legal door for your current bondage?
We teach on unforgiveness and judgment all the time, and in one of our recent seminars I had a young woman stop me on her way out and say, “I just realized that when I judge someone, I end up walking through the exact same trial. [Read more…]
In August 2011, my boyfriend left me. We had a fairy tale relationship for 16 months. We were friends as young and we found each other again and began a whirlwind romance that was leading to marriage. August 2011 left me devastated. [Read more…]
The word “deliverance” can stir up some pretty graphic pictures for some of us; however, a spa day was a new one for me! I recently had a client compare her deliverance session to just that, a spa day with the Lord.
I know for many of us girls, that a day at the spa is a rare treat that occasionally comes in the form of gift cards on special occasions. Those gifts instantly produce the “ahh” sound of relaxation as we express our gratitude toward the giver! So in comparing deliverance to a spa day, I need some time to explain! [Read more…]
There is a big difference between being set apart and being isolated! If your temperament leans toward being a type of loner then all too often the enemy will seduce your emotions with spirits of rejection and isolation in order to separate you from the body of Christ.
There are seasons when God will set you apart in a wilderness place because he wants that one on one time of intimacy with you. These seasons are specific times of refreshing that are meant to give you a new perspective while you are walking through the trial. When the season is over you are prepared to launch. [Read more…]
There are truisms that we adhere to our ministry: you cannot counsel demons out of people and there are not demons behind every problem! Many people spend years in counseling with minimal lasting growth because they need deliverance. Others see deliverance as a “quick fix” and refuse to walk it out afterwards.
They have little growth and maturity in the Lord and get stay stuck in their circumstances and do not gain sustaining victory. For those people, and many others, solid biblical counseling and discipleship is what serves them best! [Read more…]