You can become the excellent woman of God.
Sound impossible? The word excellent seems lofty, like pinning a star in the sky.
But the bible says the excellent woman is mighty, strong, and virtuous. She is no wimp!
She smiles at the future. The latest fashion? Not her thing. Rather, the excellent woman attends to her inner self and has a reverential awe of God. For a description of her, read this.
Are you living in a way that displays your love for God and for others?
Or have the life’s troubles gotten in the way? Are they pulling you down? Are you trying and trying and trying but failing? Are you weary?
God Knows Your Needs
God cares for every woman. Click & Tweet!
Mary of Bethany sat at the feet of Jesus, a student before her teacher Jesus. A thinking woman, this Mary had sass. Sure, she skipped out on helping her hospitality-gifted sister, Martha. But when Martha complained to Jesus–
‘Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!’
–did he send her to the kitchen? No. He said she “has chosen what is better.”
Mary reminds me of a former counselee, also an excellent woman! Head down, shoulders slumped, she described her exhaustion and depression to me while balling tissues. After listening, I asked her, “Do you want to get well?” Click & Tweet!
“Yes,” she replied.
“It’s going to require you to complete assignments.”
“Anything!” she insisted, her eyes sparkling with hope.
Counseling the Word
Do you also want to become an excellent woman who possesses these qualities?
- Secure in Christ
- Confident in Christ
- At peace with Christ
Who wouldn’t? Almost every counselee I’ve known desires godly families and friendships, a close walk with her Creator, and freedom from the junk: bad finances, addictions, sadness, fear, anxiety, loneliness.
The counsel of the Word makes all the difference.
While pastors preach the Word (i.e., sermons), only some counsel the Word to hurting people in their congregation. Often pastors refer their hurting people to mental health professionals who counsel by psychology. Psychology focuses on getting your “needs” met or your “love cup” filled, among other things. Its founder, Sigmund Freud, was an atheist who founded a secular, godless philosophy.
In contrast, counseling the Word is biblical counseling! Click & Tweet!It is motivated by love and saturated with the timeless truth of scripture. It is a process where believers encourage, instruct, comfort, and correct other believers with the goal of growth in their love for God and their neighbor–for God’s glory.
Some believers, like myself and and women listed in the Heart2Heart Counselor Directory, have sought formal training in biblical counseling and counsel others in person and by Skype. It’s our calling.
Scripture Is the Cornerstone
Would you like to know how biblical counseling helps you become an excellent woman? When I first meet with a counselee, I usually share 2 Timothy 3:16-17:
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man [and woman] of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
At later sessions, I hear her story, reveal the role of the heart in spiritual health, help her identify the root cause of her problem, and design an action plan. God himself helps you reach the goal of overcoming sin and living a life of loving Him and others.
Would you like to be an excellent woman thoroughly equipped for every good work? May I invite you to contact me? On staff of Biblical Counseling Center, I counsel hope to the heart of the hurting.
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Sharing Hope with Your Heart,
