Author: Lee Lewis

The Interplay of Desires and Emotions According to Proverbs

The Interplay of Desires and Emotions According to Proverbs

Posted by | Mar 29, 2024 | |

The book of Proverbs has been a go-to on many occasions over my years as a biblical counselor and pastor. In the last year and a half, I have been able to take a deeper dive into studying the book of Proverbs. I have come to see the pointed doses of wisdom and how Proverbs speaks to many of the dynamics and nuances that a strictly moral view misses. The perfect wisdom of God, as seen in the book of Proverbs, very much has in mind the immense complexities of life and humanity. Psychology tends to lay claim to cornering the market on these types of human complexities, but Proverbs would beg to differ. Continue Reading →

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Contributing Factors to a Crushed Spirit According to Proverbs

Contributing Factors to a Crushed Spirit According to Proverbs

Posted by | Sep 27, 2023 | |

Over my years as a biblical counselor and pastor, the book of Proverbs has been a go-to on many occasions. The pointed doses of wisdom speak to many of the dynamics and nuances that a strictly moral view misses. The perfect wisdom of God, as seen in the book of Proverbs, very much has in mind the immense complexities of life and of humanity. Continue Reading →

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Faithful Admonishing in a Culture of Tolerance According to 1 Thessalonians 5:14

Faithful Admonishing in a Culture of Tolerance According to 1 Thessalonians 5:14

Posted by | Mar 29, 2023 | |

If I have heard a consistent critique of biblical counseling during the 18 years I have been in the movement, it would be the caricature around admonishment. The critique is nearly always explained along the lines of biblical counseling only seeking to trace all the struggles people have back to sin and correct it quickly. This is why the biblical call to admonish is seen as harsh, graceless, and unloving. Biblical counselors, in some ways, might have earned this, and in a culture of tolerance, a critique like this might really test one’s obedience to walking out how God calls us to pursue other believers. A true biblical understanding of God’s heart in admonishment is one of the most loving methods of pursuit He calls us to. Understanding God’s heart in admonishment will help us remain faithful to His Word in caring for His people. In 1 Thessalonians 5:14, we are given an amazing picture of what God’s call is to every believer in caring for each other. Continue Reading →

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True Hope in Battling Fear: A Lesson from Psalm 3

True Hope in Battling Fear: A Lesson from Psalm 3

Posted by | Aug 29, 2022 | |

I often use the Psalms in my own abiding relationship with the Lord and in my counseling ministries. They do such a good job helping us rightly identify and orient our emotions and feelings. Our culture tends to swing between venting feelings/emotions regardless of the consequence and a stuffing stoicism. Both extremes are wrong and damaging to the soul. The Psalms teach us how to pray our emotions and feelings to God. They teach us to reverently and reflectively pour them out before the Lord and process them through His perfect insights. Psalm 3 does a profound job at this. Continue Reading →

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