Healing Helps Book Review

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Biblical Dignity/Godly Self-Concept

I tend to view myself more negatively rather than positively. There are times where I know I am being harsh on myself, but it is hard for me to give myself a pat on the back, because I don’t want to seem conceited or, full of myself. I have always wanted to have a high, or a good outlook on myself, but it is hard to not criticize yourself. I once read that your biggest critique is yourself. That has always stuck with me, because no one is critiquing my as harshly as I critique myself. I believe the reason I critique myself so hard is because I want to live up to a certain expectation I think people have for me, when really no one really has any expectations for me. A way I can practice to view myself the way God views me is to remind myself that I am one of God’s chosen people, and just as Colossians 3:12 says, we are his chosen people, holy and dearly loved. It is good to remind myself that I am dearly loved by my creator, and God made me in His image, which is perfect.

Counseling

I believe a good time to seek counseling is when I know I am incapable of helping myself, and that seeking after God myself, is too difficult on my own. There have been times where I have wondered if seeing a counselor, to talk about the difficulties of life, would be good for myself. The reason I never have fulfilled that, is because it seems difficult for myself to do that. The reason I believe I find it hard is because I find it hard to open myself up to anyone other than God. It is hard to open up because of fear of judgment or saying the wrong thing, or that a counselor would think that they do not know how to help me. When I KNOW that is far from the truth. I believe counseling is good whether you’re facing a difficult time, or an easy time because talking through life, and processing it with someone, who can give you advice is good for you, and I hope that I can live that out for myself. Scripture helps me view counseling because in the Bible God counseled his disciples, and the disciples counseled the people around them. People sought out help and wisdom from other people, and they had the ability to give that to their people. Just as God counseled his people, we can be counseled by Him, and people he has gifted the ability to do that.