Ephesians 4: You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. 25 Therefore each of you must put off…
Category: Counseling Practices
Clinical findings
Blah Blah Blah
Whatever situation you are in there comes a moment in which the processing of the event or relationship becomes a resounding “blah blah blah”. You’ve circled the mountain one to many times and perhaps insanity is setting in. What action or change needs to take place in order to climb the mountain, forge ahead, and…
Got a story in your mind? What’s it saying?
This post originated in my heart from hearing a Michael Hyatt podcast on re-creating your story and Dr. David Jeremiah’s sermon on the radio coming home from my first night back in class. Michael shared that we all have stories inside our minds that we play out. Our thoughts become actions. Have you ever really…
A Newer Understanding with Old Wisdom
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-self-injury-young-people-gateway-suicide.html The article above is from my clinical supervisor, Teresa. Whereas before we concluded that non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) was not a suicide attempt, through this study we can say that “self-injury is a red flag that someone is distressed and is at greater risk…..that if someone with self-injury history becomes suicidal, having engaged in NSSI…
God Confirms!
I opened my YouVersion verse for the day: Yes – Lamentations 3:22 – 23 was the Verse of the Day! Can you believe that?! WOW! Of all the verses God saw fit to confirm again His mercies and His love. I read the entire chapter aloud to the family and noticed this verse “O Lord,…
Growth = Change
I’m not sure why some days seem to add up in moments of the surprising in the ordinary of the day. It’s the smallest of things that stops you in your tracks — a word spoken by a stranger, a phrase that captures your search, a surprise encounter. One of my classes hosted by the…
Reducing Stress During the Holidays
After writing that last post, I remembered I had volunteered to write an article for my job about holiday stress. I thought I would share with you! Tis the season to be jolly and STRESSED! Managing our finances, health, schedule, and family creates an overwhelming schedule. We have a tendency to not eat as healthy,…
FEELING FEARFUL! READY FOR COURAGE!
Courage requires fear. Feeling fearful? Chances are courage is your next step. In Michael Hyatt’s post today he shares the benefits of fear: http://michaelhyatt.com/why-courage-requires-fear.html#more-19739 Humans have two instinctive responses to fear – fight or flight. Dr. Townsend, a Christian psychologist, has written a book on boundaries. He shares another Godly response to fighting or fleeing. Proverbs…
Your Voice
The voice inside of you… Deep inside your soul… The voice that even when you speak and hear the words spoken, you ask, “Who is that?” Social graces, manners, humility, self-control, kindness are not excuses to hide what God is doing in your life. Is it time to speak up? If we allow other’s voices…
ARRESTED BY GRACE 