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Spiritual Disciplines that Promote Spiritual Development

Spiritual Disciplines that Promote Spiritual Development

By Kate Motaung|2024-09-30T12:57:04+00:00July 27th, 2020|Featured, Individual Counseling, Personal Development, Spiritual Development|

Spiritual development and spiritual growth are important biblical concepts because God wants His people to know Him deeply, live in a way that honors Him, and reflect His image. In the Bible, it is referred to as sanctification. Sanctification (as defined in Strong’s Concordance) means “consecration or purification, a sanctification of heart and life, holiness.” It is a process of becoming more like Jesus, continually turning away from sin, and turning toward Him. Some verses in the Bible that point to the idea of spiritual growth or development in terms of sanctification: For this is the will of God, your sanctification. – 1 Thessalonians 4:3 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. – Romans 6:22 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. – Ephesians 4:20-24 Other passages describe spiritual development and growth in comparison to an infant being on milk to a more mature person on solid food, like: About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain since you have become ill of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the [...]

Finding Help for Abandonment Issues

By Kate Motaung|2024-09-30T12:53:21+00:00July 20th, 2020|Abandonment and Neglect, Featured, Individual Counseling, Relationship Issuse|

Many years ago, a Christian named Augustine wrote the following in his memoir, Confessions: “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you.” He was talking about our sense of ultimate identity and belonging, and all of us on some level can understand the yearning to belong somewhere, to have a home. As human beings, all of us are hardwired with a desire to belong to a people and a place. We long for the experience of loving others, being loved, and knowing that we are loved. When that desire is not met, our hearts ache from a sense of loss. That desire for deep and meaningful human connection makes sense when you consider that the God in whose image we were created, is relational. As difficult as our relationships can be, when they work well, they bring us a lot of joy. The reality we live in here and now, however, is one where our relationships are imperfect, and we do not always get the care and connection we need from others. Some families have an unhealthy dynamic in them where the children are made to feel that their parent(s) do not value them and could leave them at any moment. This can potentially lead to abandonment and neglect issues. While most issues of abandonment and neglect originate in childhood experiences, they can also develop as an adult. You may have experienced abandonment and neglect, whether as an adult or as a child – whether you were left alone for extended periods and left uncared for as a child (a latchkey kid), or didn’t receive the care and support you needed from your spouse. It is a sad fact that people can still face issues of abandonment [...]

Getting Help through Individual Christian Counseling Services

By Kate Motaung|2024-09-30T12:52:11+00:00June 22nd, 2020|Featured, Individual Counseling, Men’s Issues, Personal Development, Women’s Issues|

Life east of Eden can be tough. We do not live in an idyllic world, in which our bodies, minds, emotions, relationships, and environment are only healthy and supportive of our growth. As much as we would like to be in control of everything that happens to us, life can get overwhelming. Despite best efforts, we don’t always have it together, and we can struggle to muster up the resources to handle things on our own. Sometimes life just doesn’t go according to plan. The bottom falls out for a variety of reasons, and we need a sympathetic and compassionate ear with whom to talk things through. We all need a place to get real answers that get straight to the heart of the matter so that we can live a life full of meaning and joy. Some people think that Christian counseling services are only for others. Unfortunately, there are unhelpful narratives out there about therapy that may make people assume it is not for them, and so they do not avail themselves of this helpful resource. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Christian counseling services are a valuable resource for everyone, and helpful for addressing a wide range of issues regardless of your vocation, gender, race, age, or social class. You could benefit from Christian counseling services whether you’re dealing with: depression anxiety eating disorders panic attacks struggles with your faith journey anger issues loneliness low self-esteem relationships issues post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) past trauma and hurts sexual abuse overcoming addictive or harmful behaviors . . . or other concerns. If you are struggling, there is no need to go it alone. Help is available to you in the form of individual Christian counseling services. What is Individual Christian Counseling? The most common picture people have [...]

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