by Mark Shaw | May 24, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Did you realize that “self-pity” is prideful? When one is mired in self-pity, they are being prideful. Why? Because they are focused upon themselves and not focused upon Christ. “Woe is me” is the attitude. “I deserve better” is the...
by Mark Shaw | May 15, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
What qualifies someone to be a biblical counselor? What credentials are necessary? How about these 2 essential elements: 1) knowledge of the Word of God and 2) yielding to the Holy Spirit. The Word of God is only understood by the illuminating power of the Holy...
by Mark Shaw | May 10, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
And when you give someone a diagnosis, even when that diagnosis is NOT based upon objective data but is merely conjecture and subjective, do NOT try to take that diagnosis away from that person! Often, the diagnosed person will hold onto that diagnosis with both hands...
by Mark Shaw | May 9, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
When family members have a loved one who is acting in a bizarre, dangerous, extreme, abnormal, or unusual manner, they want a “diagnosis” for that loved one. They want to know exactly what is wrong so it can be treated. They want their loved one...
by Mark Shaw | May 9, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Proverbs 27:5 says: “Better is open rebuke than hidden love.” (ESV) One of the Puritans, Richard Baxter, wrote about the pride of mankind that hinders spiritual growth: “We are so tender, that a man can scarcely touch us but we are hurt; and so...
by Mark Shaw | Mar 2, 2009 | Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Physically, when young people smoke cigarettes, it is said that it “stunts their growth” primarily because it suppresses their appetite. Thinking about this same concept in a spiritual sense: what suppresses our appetite for spiritual food from God’s...
