Have you ever underestimated something? I remember a time when I was snowboarding with some friends late at night on the frigid hills in Vermont. We decided to race each other down a black diamond trail. Everyone (including myself) underestimated the significance of the cold air on thin patches of snow. I happened to find one of those icy patches going around a corner. I immediately fell down, slid off the edge of the track, and landed about ten feet below in a pile of fluff. I missed hitting a tree by inches. It took me a while to get back up to the track and I walked away with only a few minor bruises. But I learned a lesson that day about how dangerous it can be to underestimate something.
We can do the exact same thing in our counseling if we are not careful. Many of us underestimate the importance of prayer. I know because I did this early on in my counseling. We think that biblical counseling is biblical because we use the Bible, but we can easily neglect the role of prayer in our counseling. If we think that our counselees are going
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