Author: Lilly Park

According to Proverbs 20:5, “The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.” Biblical counseling requires being a person of understanding to help others well. Otherwise, we can misguide people in counseling by not seeking to know them well. We can overlook significant details when we barely ask questions or shorten the time needed to gather data. When we’re very familiar with a counseling issue, we can allow our assumptions to inform our interpretation without realizing it. It’s like going on cruise control, but acceleration and deceleration should be used. We must work hard to understand people if we want to provide accurate biblical wisdom. Only Jesus knew men’s hearts perfectly. Continue Reading →