Being A Helpful Christian to Those in Crisis
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He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, It is folly and shame unto him.
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Pray
Pray
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Point To Christ
Point To Christ
but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Trust the Word
Trust the Word
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psalm 119 celebrates the impact of Scripture on the human soul; this impact spans the wide range of human emotion—sadness, grief, despair, shame, distress, anger, indignation, anxiety, and distress, as well as comfort, joy, relief, and peace. In these 176 verses God provides formative perspectives on the common disorders that lead people to seek counseling. In fact, the psalmist tells God:
• “Your decrees are my delight and my counselors.” (v. 24)
• “If your instruction had not been my delight, I would have died in my affliction.” (v. 92)
• “Trouble and distress have overtaken me, but your commands are my delight.” (v. 143)
• “Abundant peace belongs to those who love your instruction; nothing makes them stumble.” (v. 165)
We should not completely rule out modern pshycology, but we must be wise in the fact that God is infinatly smarter than all of humanity. Man can diagnose and perscribe, but only God can truly heal.
whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.