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Seeking   to Counsel Counsel yourself well, and desire to be able to counsel others Informally? Are you a  mature  believer who has read the Bible several times and has a solid understanding of Scripture, doctrine, theology, lives a forgiving and loving Christian life, one who isnt critical or judgmental, nor gossipy & can hold things confidential, who also has a clear understanding of this world being Fallen & sin stained? Are you looking to help your congregation and/or believers you encounter with biblical counseling? Then the below is a helpful place for you to start studying. Read the books listed here and the counseling link content, plus recommended listed courses available below. The above link is also a good place for  any believer  to go to grow & mature in specific areas for living out a stronger deeper walk in faith in reguards to sins.  For those wanting to counsel others, Start  here  then  come back to this page ...

Basic Understandings to Grasp  Go through this book. It will greatly help you in your own daily life but also when helping others.  I highly recommend the audio version of this book and to listen to it in focused quiet time. It would be good to buy the Kindle version and then add the Audio version for a few more dollars. If you do not have audiable you can even listen to the audio for free for a short time. You will def get more out of it by listening to the audio.  Pair each chapter with the extended lesson attached below for greater benefit.  Basic Understandings to Grasp   Love Know Speak Do  Ch 1 Biblical Counseling https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-2jv7u-14be4b6 Ch 2 In the Hands of the Redeemer https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-frd8e-14c7c3e Ch 3 Do We Really Need Help? https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-53yfz-14d1a9c Bonus:  Personal Data Form https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-y88nr-14dd21e Ch 4 Heart is the Target https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-v8be8-14ef75e...

Thinking biblically about specific issues is important since we Christians get our worldview from biblical truth, & we can not make excuses, get correct help, must take action, and conquer sin, to live right and holy lives. Here are some resources that might be helpful related to body image and self esteem. Self image; How to overcome Inferiority judgments Self Esteem: Pride & Self Righteousness The deception of perfectionism Identity Crisis & correcting false perceptions Books for deeper study & helps: Damsel in Distress; Biblical Solutions For Problems Women Face Biblical view of self Heart & Habits: How we Change for good  Other resources that can help Finding Hope when Times are Tough   The Peacemaker: A Biblical guide to Resolving personal Conflict   If you are not saved, not sure you are,  or  were sent here by someone else and want to embrace Faith; not just so God can help you conquer these areas, but to be right with God, then  ...

Thinking biblically about what the world calls mental illness, since Christians get our worldview from biblical truth so we can not make excuses, take action, as we get correct help, and conquer sin, to live right and holy lives. This sublist is to provide some assistance as you work through enotions and submit to controlling and conquering them in a biblical way. I hope it helps you have victory over the issues.  Examining Emotions   Understanding how our sins are an assault on Gods character Dealing with Emotions:  Conquering these sins... Anger & Pride  Anxiety Bitterness Discontentment Depression Hatred Insomnia  Panic attacks Stress More- Dealing with Emotions: * Tackling emotions biblically * Gaining mastery over your emotions This further tackles emotions   here   * Do your emotions control you? Here is how to take them back  * What to do when emotions take over your life * Feelings arent facts; how to let Faith lead your life Unde...

"Do Nouthetic counselors oppose the use of medicine?" Of course not. From the outset of the Nouthetic movement we have worked closely with physicians. We feature them in training programs, publish their books, and refer people to them regularly. That is a totally false charge that is often made against us. Now, we are careful to distinguish between true disease and that which does not have an organic etiology. We are concerned to see that medicine not be used to obtain pain relief while by-passing non-organic causes of some difficulty in living. Roughly speaking, there are two types of medicine. One is supplementary to bodily output. For instance, if the body is not producing insulin as it should, we think it is proper to add insulin from the outside. Or, if one is suffering from atrial fibrillation we believe in taking a beta-blocker in order to achieve a normal, steady heartbeat. The use of medicine in such cases helps the body to function *as it was supposed to function.* ...

Free Self Counseling Resources Library  We are not professional Counselors or in the medical/mental field, we are simply believers providing helpful resources for you to look at things from a biblical point of view to help you with these issues, so you can move from brokenness to wholeness... to live victorious in Christ.  Thinking biblically about specific issues is important since we Christians get our worldview from biblical truth, & we can not make excuses, need to get correct help, change our way of thinking, take correct action, and conquer sin, to live right and holy lives. The below can provide helps for you, to correct your wrong expectations and mindset, & conquer problematic sins, once & for all, and provide guiding counsel in other areas. Use browser search and find feature for key word search, for fast results, or scroll to browse for topic.    God bless. Note Feb 2025: Some links may be broken at the mome...

First: Open in new browser if you came here from social media link by phone or device, as the page will close and disappear after you click the first link. In order to look at this page, you need to switch it to open in your browser. Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal, Panic Attacks, Insomnia; the search for Peace Several resources here can be a help you.  Thinking biblically about specific issues is important since we Christians get our worldview from biblical truth, & we can not make excuses, get correct help, must take action, and conquer sin, to live right and holy lives. There's two kinds of anxiety. Sinful fear, and a deep, proper concern. Without peace your thought life can go between anxiety, depression and suicide. Don't let it control you, instead Recieve the peace of Christ.  Romans 14:17 tells us having peace of heart and having inner joy, only come from the Holy Spirit, and is only available to those in Christ. It is a proper peace you can have from today o...