Tough going? The way seems rugged, hilly, twisted and crooked? Well, no matter what the problems are, your Christian walk need not be hindered by it. If you are sinning; if your life is confused, and you don’t know which way to turn next, that need not happen. How do I know that? Because I …
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In 1 Kings 3:3 we read, Solomon loved the Lord by walking in the statutes of his father David (HCSB). What a clear and explicit statement of how one goes about loving God! These days, there is much confusion about this very point. There are those who would tell us, in near monkish terms, that …
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Darkness doesn’t come on slowly. It doesn’t come down upon the earth like a curtain at the close of play. Indeed, it is subtle, stealth-like. If you’ve ever tried to watch its approach, you’ve noticed that, imperceptively, only to the slightest degree, can you discover a difference from one moment to the next. And even …
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Setting priorities is an important counselor concern. Many counselees get themselves into trouble because they don’t do so. They intend to do something or other but, then, allow other subsequent interests to get in the way. As a result, their lives become chaotic, and they find themselves tangled up in minor matters. These take up …
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That’s an important phrase for counselors to learn to use. Too often, counselors tend to guess about a counselee’s problems, thereby wasting his and their valuable time. “Give me an example.” It’s like this. A counselee mentions something or other. Let’s say an argument down at work that led to his firing. The counselor then …
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