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God Knows Our Doubts
Insecurity in our relationship with God is a fairly common experience. While many of us can be reassured of God’s love fairly easily, for some individuals, anxiety over their salvation can be so...
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The Illusion of Self-Sufficiency
“You’ve got this.” “You are enough.” The cultural wisdom of our day seeks to boost confidence and performance by promoting self-sufficiency. We desperately want to have what it takes to meet the...
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Suffering
I’ve been counseling at my church since 2004, and the cases I have now are very challenging. So much suffering. So much sadness. So many questions. So little hope. Suffering is rarely a neutral event....
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Counselor, Relinquish the Grief of the World
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the grief of your counseling cases? Maybe when you look around your world, all you see is suffering. As counselors, we have a unique insider view into the suffering of...
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The Circle of Responsibility Diagram
When a counselee feels confused about a problem, consider using Paul Tripp’s Circle of Responsibility diagram. It will help the visual learner assess the issue and offer steps to take. For many years I...
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Reversing the Flow: Distinguishing Concerns and Worries
Since the Greek New Testament words merimna and merimnaō can be translated either as worry or as concern, by observing their similarities and differences we can help our anxious counselees to see how...
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Five Questions I Wished My Accountability Partner Would Ask Me
Let's look at questions you wish your accountability partner would ask and why. These five questions are merely meant to be representative and to spark creativity (stale, repetitive questions result in...
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Learning to Trust and Entrust: Fighting Anxiety with 1 Peter 5:6–7
When it comes to worry, we have a lot to worry about. We could fill a blog with a dozen-plus reasons people might be anxious or fearful in this fallen world. And we could generate another article...
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Persevering
What do we do when dealing with struggles that have resulted in much anxiety, grief, and pain? What do we do when issues we’re facing lead us to question some of our long-held beliefs regarding God’s...
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Trusting God’s Timing and Provision
In Acts 12, we see God’s providential timing and provision beautifully displayed in Peter’s life. We learn from Peter’s response to his circumstances that we can rest even when surrounded by our...
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