HealinGrace Counseling

04/21/2022

"He confronts toxicity and works with it, but ultimately he draws the boundary and puts an end to it. He does so by letting toxic people be themselves—just not with him. He separates himself and allows them to go their own way. He does not control them or force them to change. He just refuses to take part in their darkness." Boundaries.me

The Bible often warns us to avoid toxic people, or at least their toxic behavior. God wants us to be very careful to stay clear of people who can destroy the life that he desires to create for us. Listen to the way that King David put it:

09/11/2021

Frederick Dale Brunner's response to the wing clippers around new you -

"Jesus does not quash ambition; he elevates it. The Christian is to be ambitious, passionate, acquisitive, enterprising - for the Father's approval, for the "well done" of God's Final judgement. Thus, Jesus' ethic is not so much ascetic as it is athletic."

08/31/2021

Don't head back to the cocoon just because others reminisce your caterpillar days. Your wings will get tattered.

05/04/2021

Mental Health, Human Flourishing, and Religion by Curt Thompson

Dr. Curt Thompson, a board certified Psychiatrist and Neurologist, discusses the power of the narrative we tell ourselves and how it affects us throughout ou...

05/04/2021

Takes much greater intentionality to receive affirmation than criticism. Pause, savor, and lift up a prayer of thanks for the gift.

Is it hard for you to accept a compliment? Studies in neurophysiology show we encode humiliation much faster than encouragement (Morey et al.). The next time you receive a compliment, Curt Thompson, MD, suggests pausing a moment to consciously receive it.

Similarly, believing in God’s love involves conscious reflection. It is easy to say that God loves us, but another thing to internalize it.

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11/15/2020

Oh how we endlessly labor as if we can achieve perfection if we tried just hard enough! But, if we surrender and allow people to fail, not rush to judge them or fear the immediate consequences of their failure on us, we might receive the surprising gift of God that shines only through the cracks of life.

08/04/2020

John 16:33 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.

07/30/2020

Perfectionism is not only an acceptable but also promoted form of addiction in society unlike other self-medications. Also, unlike other addiction treatments, one does not recover from perfectionism by addressing it directly but rather by learning to embrace and value oneself as a masterpiece of the triune God, bearing the image of the creator.

07/29/2020

"In the crushing
In the pressing
You are making
New wine"

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07/28/2020

Godly excellence vs Worldly perfectionism
heavenward vs myopic
God-centered vs me-centered
out of abundance vs out of deficiency
easy yoke vs heavy burden
calling vs selfish ambition
uplifting vs undermining
affirming vs critical
inspiring vs pressuring
creative vs formulaic
freeing vs paralyzing
exciting vs dreading
diverse vs narrow
gift vs curse
joy vs fear

07/28/2020

Philippians 4:8-9 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

07/24/2020

Good therapy enables living in the present fully while looking through the window of the past and walking towards the door to the future.