Give hope through listening with all your senses by Silver Health.

Biblical counseling focuses on the spiritual, mental, physical and emotional healing of man. Every born again child of God often finds him / her in an informal or formal counseling situation. Christian counselors know that without Christ they are unable to do anything (John 15:5).   The Christian Therapist is not the healer. He or she is the one who takes responsibility for ensuring that an environment is created in which healing can take place.The following facets of  man needs healing through Christian counseling:

• Healing of Spirit
• Healing of  thoughts and emotions
• Healing of the human body
• Healing of relationships
• Healing of self perception
• Why does listening work?
•  People get so caught up in their own problems that they need someone from outside, eg. a Christian Therapist to help.
•  A person needs objective knowledge and insight to problems for which no solution could be found. Through listening the  Christian Therapist  communicates that he/she can be  trusted.
•  A Christian counselor can help a person to change things without having a person  feel threatened.
• Simply talking to a Professional Counselor often relieves problems.

Biblical counseling on how to become a Great Listener                                                

Listening means genuinely letting someone else’s world into yours. It’s really hearing their communication and taking it in.

•  The Christian counselor will concentrate on the content and nature of verbal and nonverbal communication, in other words, body language, emotions and words. Listen to the words, listen to the messages of unspoken words. Listen to the bodily movement, to the silences between words and to the sounds.
• Listen with your ears as well as your heart and mind. The Christian counselor will listen with all his/her senses and listen actively and efficiently. 55% of what is said are conveyed in body language, 38% by tone of voice, and only 7% are spoken into words.

 The Bible admonishes us:

 James 1:19 “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak …”

Proverbs 18:13 “To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.”

 The Christian counselor remains deeply dependent on the guidance of the Holy Spirit.  He / she listens to the person in crisis, to the voice of the Holy Spirit, and listen to the emotions and feelings within himself.  By listening the Christian therapist gives new hope where hope is lost.

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