Christian Hope Counseling

01/30/2023

Romans 6:14. “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under the law but under grace.” A life-changing passage.

Not only are we forgiven of our sins by Jesus but we are also given the power OVER sin through grace.

Meaning? It is the Spirit of Christ who is responsible for keeping sin away if we just LET him do his already completed job. Satan is now overwhelmed and baffled. The knock out punch is the turning of our free will over to Jesus.

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01/28/2023

I found this interesting tonight. It is the forward to the book "Victory in Christ" by John Trumbull. Henry Blackabey of Atlanta wrote "It seems so many of God's people continue to be content to live without the manifest presence and power of God. Christians are using their own abilities and the method of the world to serve God. He has provided ALL WE NEED (2 Pet 1:3). We try on our own to be successful "for God" while God wants to reveal Himself to a watching and needy world." We need to 'die to ourselves' and allow the Holy Spirit to work through us.

01/27/2023

06/24/2019

Are passwords private in marriage? It’s not etiquette to open one’s mail from the post office unless there is prior agreement. So what about passwords to all electronic communication? It’s still private in relationships that have trust. But, when trust is broken and there is reconciliation in the works then all passwords need to be open to the victim 24-7. [ 40 more words ]

Are passwords private in marriage? It’s not etiquette to open one’s mail from the post office unless there is prior agreement. So what about passwords to all electronic communication? It’s still private in relationships that have trust. But, when trust is broken and there is reconciliation in ...

06/17/2019

Imperfect Prayers Don’t be concerned that you don’t sound like the Bible when you pray. Our prayers are imperfect. We don’t even know what we’re supposed to pray. God has provided us with a back-up. He intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express (Rom. 8-26-27). God’s answers to our prayer can only be perfect so you may not receive specifically what you are requesting, but what you do get will be just what you need. [ 29 more words ]

Don’t be concerned that you don’t sound like the Bible when you pray. Our prayers are imperfect.

06/10/2019

Jesus says we have to hate the world. He is spot on. There is a war waging for your attention. If we love there world we get drawn into it. When that happens we lose our focus on God. The world and what it has to offer is on one side and Our Savior is on the other. The world is telling us about its TVs, computers and cars. [ 48 more words ]

Jesus says we have to hate the world. He is spot on. There is a war waging for your attention

06/08/2019

The negative side of eggshell dodging is the fear of doing something wrong and triggering someone’s anger. There is, however, a positive side of eggshell avoidance and that is trying to be kind to the most important person in your life. We are called on by God to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15). So that means being extraordinarily tactful and picky about what words to use, especially to express anger toward your spouse. [ 49 more words ]

  The negative side of eggshell dodging is the fear of doing something wrong and triggering someone’s anger. There is, however, a positive side of eggshell avoidance and that is trying to be kind to the most important person in your life. We are called on by God to speak the truth in love (Ephesi...

05/27/2019

CHRONIC CRABBINESS This is a pejorative style of behavior that can be part of the marriage dyad. One or both spouses are just plain negative about much of their world to the point it becomes their world. It is a form of depression and this depression could go back to childhood. The cause? A spouse seems to have little control over their life or circumstances. [ 148 more words ]

CHRONIC CRABBINESS This is a pejorative style of behavior that can be part of the marriage dyad. One or both spouses are just plain negative about much of their world to the point it becomes their world. It is a form of depression and this depression could go back to childhood. The cause? A spouse s...

05/25/2019

STOP! Please do not be fooled by our sweet faces. Down deep we are both selfish and after we are living together we will soon see how abusive we can be toward each other. We are used to getting what we want and we will not tolerate anything less. We are together because we didn’t take the time to get to know each other and ask important questions about our pasts. [ 66 more words ]

STOP! Please do not be fooled by our sweet faces. Down deep we are both selfish and after we are living together we will soon see how abusive we can be toward each other. We are used to getting what we want and we will not tolerate anything less. We are together because we …

05/24/2019

You get what you tolerate. There are risks of enforcing a healthy boundary of saying 'no' to someone important to you. The risk rejection. Saying 'NO' to someone's unChristlike behavior is backed up by God. A husband can say to his wife: 'It is not okay for you to speak to me in a condescending tone of voice. If you disagree, just say so speaking 'truth in love.' (Eph. [ 57 more words ]

You get what you tolerate. There are risks of enforcing a healthy boundary of saying ‘no’ to someone important to you. The risk rejection. Saying ‘NO’ to someone’s unChristlike behavior is backed up by God. A husband can say to his wife: ‘It is not okay for you to speak to me in a …