Above & Beyond Christian Counseling
Christian Counseling, Deliverance Ministry and Spiritual Warfare
The terms “addict”, “my addiction” and “addictive personality” are tossed around liberally today. Are they accurate descriptions or do they misrepresent the root cause of a person’s struggles?
Is addiction primarily an emotional issue, medical, genetic, spiritual – or can it be a combination?
I’m going to share my perspective as a Christian Counselor/Deliverance Minister based upon experience in dealing with many who struggle with substance abuse.
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This article was originally published on April 24, 2012. It has been edited and re-released in 2020.
In modern American lore, the terms “mafia” and “death” are frequently used together in the same sentence. From a spiritual standpoint, we have seen that even “uninvolved” family members can have spirits of death (and more) operating in their life.
We ministered to a woman from New York whose family (not her personally) was involved in organized crime, and that spirit manifested when we called it out! [Read more…]
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…]