{"id":13735,"date":"2020-03-09T05:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=13735"},"modified":"2020-03-09T10:22:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T15:22:42","slug":"10-common-mistakes-biblical-counselors-sometimes-make-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=13735","title":{"rendered":"10 Common Mistakes Biblical Counselors Sometimes Make, Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2019-The-Annual-Guide-2.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Word from Bob: <\/strong>You&rsquo;re reading Part 5 of a 10-part blog series on <em>10 Common Mistakes Biblical Counselors Sometimes Make<\/em>. For Part 1, see: Mistake #1: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart1\">We Elevate <em>Data Collection <\/em>Above <em>Soul Connection<\/em><\/a>. (Part 1 also contains further background, explanation, and &ldquo;motivation&rdquo; for this series.) For Part 2, see: Mistake #2: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart2\">We Share <em>God&rsquo;s Eternal Story<\/em> Before We Listen Well and Wisely to Our <em>Friend&rsquo;s Earthly Story<\/em><\/a>. For Part 3, see: Mistake #3: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart3\">We Talk <em>at <\/em>Counselees Rather Than Exploring Scriptures <em>with <\/em>Counselees<\/a>. For Part 4, see: Mistake #4: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart4\">We Practice Half-Biblical Counseling If We Address Sin but Neglect Suffering<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Mistake #5: We Fail to Follow the <em>Trinity&rsquo;s <\/em>Model of Comforting Care<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>In Part 4, we explored how our counseling sometimes focuses on sin but neglects suffering&mdash;we neglect comforting people in their suffering, grief, loss, pain, and hurt. If we&rsquo;re not careful, we end up counseling like Job&rsquo;s miserable counselors whose one-track minds spotted sin instead of comforting Job in his suffering.<\/p>\n<p>The motivation behind this sin-focus is often a desire to be like God in His holiness. We don&rsquo;t want to wink at sin. We want to speak the truth.<\/p>\n<p>However, in our desire to counsel like<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Word from Bob: You\u2019re reading Part 5 of a 10-part blog series on 10 Common Mistakes Biblical Counselors Sometimes Make. For Part 1, see: Mistake #1: We Elevate Data Collection Above Soul Connection. (Part 1 also contains further background, explanation, and \u201cmotivation\u201d for this series.) 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