Author: Kim Kira

God’s Love as a Foundation of Wise Decisions

God’s Love as a Foundation of Wise Decisions

Posted by | Nov 7, 2022 | |

Have you ever counseled someone who is anxious over a big decision they need to make? Maybe they are choosing what college to attend, whether they should marry a particular person, or what ministry to be involved in at church. They desire to make a wise decision but are worried they won’t. In those situations, discussing ideas like the sufficiency of the Word, what biblical wisdom looks like, and practical matters they should consider in the decision-making process would be helpful. There is one truth, however, that we can often neglect to include when we teach on biblical decision-making: the love of God. Continue Reading →

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Loneliness with Christ

Loneliness with Christ

Posted by | Nov 4, 2021 | |

If someone you were counseling said, “I am lonely,” how would you respond? Your first thought might be to figure out how to plug them into the life of the church (and this would be a very good thing). However, as you may have experienced, it’s possible to be in a crowded room or even to have many different relationships and still feel lonely. That’s because aloneness and loneliness aren’t the same thing. It is important to encourage the person who is alone towards community. But for someone who feels the pain and isolation of loneliness, we need to point them to Christ and not just community as the greatest solution. With this in mind, we would be wise to help others overcome aloneness with community but overcome loneliness with Christ. Continue Reading →

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Helping Counselees See Personal Devotions as More Than Christian Homework

Helping Counselees See Personal Devotions as More Than Christian Homework

Posted by | Jun 22, 2020 | |

“Counseling is not the magic hour.” I heard this bit of wisdom on multiple occasions from professors in my counseling classes at The Master’s University. They were warning against the notion that counseling sessions were the “magic hour” during which all the real change and growth would take place. This wrong kind of thinking could not only lead to an unhealthy reliance on the counselor (more than on Christ) but also limit the counselee’s life-changing encounters with Scripture to just once a week. Instead, we were taught that our job as counselors was to help them pursue transformation and growth in their times in the Word through daily personal devotions (Ps. 1). Continue Reading →

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