| As a Christian we are finding it harder and harder to | | | | might so that you may have great endurance and |
| live in this the world at a time when we are constantly | | | | patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father..." |
| being bombarding with many temptations and negative | | | | Christian counseling centers are here to give you the |
| influences. We feel we are at war with this world. A | | | | tools of spiritual wisdom so that you are able to have |
| lot of broken and hurting people are in need of biblically | | | | a "life worthy", "bearing fruit," to be "strengthened" and |
| based Christian counseling centers. Yet many | | | | to have endurance, patience and most of all joy! There |
| Christians preach against it. | | | | are many Christian counseling centers specifically |
| In the Bible in the book of Proverbs, chapter 24 verses | | | | designed to help adults, children, couples and families |
| 5 & 6 it says "A wise man has great power, and | | | | face these issues. There is Christian Counseling Debt, |
| a man of knowledge increases strength; for waging | | | | Christian Career Counseling and Christian Premarital |
| war you need guidance, and for victory many | | | | Counseling. |
| advisers." We are advised in God's word to seek | | | | These Christian counseling centers and resources |
| counsel. It goes on to say in verse 7 "Wisdom is too | | | | available to the Christian today should be biblically |
| high for a fool." We are foolish not to. | | | | based. The best resource for Christian living is in the |
| Some value the accumulation of knowledge, but Paul | | | | Bible. |
| pointed out to the Colossians in chapter one verses 9 - | | | | If you are one of the broken, or a Christian couple |
| 14 that knowledge in itself is empty. To be worth | | | | desiring to get married, a couple already married, or if |
| anything, it must lead to a changed life and right living. | | | | you are struggling with singleness or striving to have |
| Paul prayed for the Colossians "asking God to fill you | | | | better relationships in your family, contact one of these |
| with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual | | | | sources of Christian for counseling. Seek out one that |
| wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order | | | | has been recommended to you and most importantly, |
| that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may | | | | Biblically based. You are an important member of the |
| please Him in every way; bearing fruit in every good | | | | Christian body. It is important to get the help and healing |
| work, growing in the knowledge of God, being | | | | needed. Someday you may in turn be able to help |
| strengthened with all power according to His glorious | | | | someone else through your testimony of recovery. |