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Welcome to "Counsel from Above" podcast. This is a place to ask questions concerning mental health, relationships, parenting, and the like and receive an answer based on God's word and the current mental health research. I am the host Nathan Honeycutt, Licensed Professional Counselor and minister of the church of Christ. We will explore together the intersection of the Bible and mental health to help bring some of God's answers to light in this dark world. God has provided the answers we just have to know where to look. This podcast is a question and answer-based program. I need your questions to help guide the discussion. You can send your questions to counselfromabove@gmail.com. You will receive confirmation of your question and a date to be listening for the answer. I will gather guests along the way that can help provide further answers to questions that are sent. You can find the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Join together on this journey as we allow the Great Counselor to provide us "Counsel from Above."
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Send us a text One of the hardest situations of a Christian family is knowing how to respond to family members that make ungodly choices. How do we show compassion, love, and kindness without it being seen as approval? In this episode we will explore our options and consider actions that God would approve.
Send us a text Helping others is a privilege and service to God. At times we look for things to do for others only to be told that there is no need. How do we help those in need if they are not willing to tell us? This episode focuses on how we find out what others need and work to fulfill those needs.
Send us a text It is clear in scripture that gossiping is not acceptable to God. The question for this episode is when do you know you have crossed the line from having an innocent conversation and gossiping. We will explore the scriptures together to consider God's perspective on the line.
Send us a text With the number of conflicts and wars that are taking place how should Christian's feel about it? In this episode we will explore the Christian's response to wars and how it seems to be in conflict with our mandate for peace.
Send us a text Guilt and regret are natural emotions when we fail to follow God's direction. How long should a person feel this way after they have sought forgiveness from God? In this episode we explore the changes our thoughts should have once we have found forgiveness from God.
Send us a text In this episode we explore the topic of clerical sexual abuse. Does God give different rules for clergy then he does for everyone else? What do we do if we find ourselves caught in a sexually inappropriate situation or relationship?
Send us a text Resources are always highly needed and hard to find. There seems to only be so much money to go around to meet the needs of so many. This episode discusses the options that are available and what to look for when seeking out resources for managing grief.
Send us a text In this episode we discuss racism. The questions comes from the heart of a father of a boy from Guatemala. He wants to know what we do with racism and how this might impact his son.
Send us a text Have you ever wondered why so many have tattoos these days? It has become a much more acceptable practice and thus a question arrises. Why are people getting tattoos and what does God think about it? In this episode we will explore God's view of tattoos and consider the reasons people get them.
Send us a text In this episode we talk about ways to regain patience after menopause. For many the change brings about physical and mental changes. How do we manage these changes and how do we give ourselves some grace as we learn to manage this change?
Send us a text Bullying seems to be a big aspect of Satan's actions against Christians. How should we handle being bullied? What steps should we take as a parent when our kids are bullied? What does God say about bullying? In this episode we will explore the book of Nehemiah to find God's path to managing bullying.
Send us a text In this episode we will consider if God still disciplines people today by killing a loved one. In the case of David and Bathsheba, their son was killed by God due to their sin. Does God still do this today?
Send us a text This episode we study together to see if we should be in relationships with individuals that have beliefs and actions that disagree with our own. Should we as Christians spend time with those that drink in excess if we do not believe it is right?
Send us a text In this episode I am asked to discuss the impact of drinking socially on our relationships. What does God say about drinking and can I participate in it if I am a Christian?
Send us a text We get disconnected from others often and the feeling of abandonment is a normal feeling in life. How do we manage ourselves when we feel abandoned? In this episode we will be exploring our options when we feel abandoned and how to combat that feeling.
Send us a text I have been asked my many mother's about the priorities that they need to follow to best take care of their family. Many believe that it is selfish for a mother to take the time to care of her needs when the time could be taken to take care of someone else's needs. What does the Bible say about this? This episode will air on Mother's day, so Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers in the audience.
Send us a text Within the Church of Christ aucapella music is the type of music utilized. This weeks questions comes from a member of the church of Christ and he wants to know if he can listen to music with instruments at home or work when he is wanting to chill out. With a little bit of biblical background we will journey off into the question to identify what God would want for our ears to hear when we are outside of his worship.
Send us a text In this episode we continue our journey down the rabbit hole created in Episode 45. We started out by considering the things that we should say when someone loses a child that is right with God. Then in episode 47 we considered what to say when we are afraid that the youth or person might not be right with God. We continue this journey in this episode as we discuss the next step in grief that often leads to feeling angry with God for not stopping the event fro...
Send us a text In this episode we branch off to another question from Episode 35. We consider what changes in our approach with a family if we are concerned that the child that passed might not be right with God. Should we change how we approach the conversation?
Send us a text When our children do not follow the teachings they were provided does that mean that the families did something wrong? What if that child is an adopted child? We are told that love and a good environment will conquer all. Is this really true?
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