EP. 41 Practicing Spiritual Disciplines In Counseling: Engaging Scripture
In this episode, the hosts, Michael, Shauna, and Jeremy begin the discussion with the importance of practicing the spiritual disciplines in Counseling - starting with God’s Word. Often times, in counseling, it becomes apparent that those we’re counseling haven’t really established practice of the spiritual disciplines in their life which we know helps us work through our issues and the brokenness of life. They discuss the imperative nature of helping counselees establish habits of studying God's Word; to read, study, meditate, memorize, and apply it.
Episode Notes:
◎ The church is struggling in helping their congregations with spiritual disciplines.
◎ Helping our people how to study scripture, practice meditating, having a praying life, and the relational aspects of being a follower with accountable relationships.
◎ Prayer quote, “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” Martin Luther.
◎ Spiritual disciplines grow from duty, as a discipline, to a matter of devotion…..to the point where you dont feel right when the disciplines aren’t practiced.
◎ Many people come to counseling with a desire for practicing spiritual disciplines, but they don’t have any direction. So they don’t practice much as a family, so leading the home as men are called to do, doesn’t happen outside of going to church.