Where do we go from here? Putting it into Action Session 4

I. LOVE people a. Build loving involvement Practical principles to apply: 1. Be sensitive to their struggles 2. Become their spiritual friend

Practical principles to apply: 3. Walk with them compassionately insuffering 4. Confront them lovingly in times of sin

b. Give hope to counselees Practical principles to apply: 1. Cast a vision of what God can do 2. Teach the promises of God

Practical principles to apply: 3. Illustrate how victory is possible 4. Use Biblical terminology to describe problems

II. Learn their struggles a. Gather relevant data Practical principles to apply: 1. Listen to the presenting issues 2. Ask intensive and extensive questions 3. Use questions that help you understand heart motivation and where trust resides

b. Evaluate the problem Biblically Practical principles to apply: 1. Seek to understand the counselee’s thinking 2. Analyze the counselee’s patterns of behavior 3. Probe the counselee’s desires

III. Lead them to truth a. Speak truth into the situation Practical principles to apply: 1. Use the Bible accurately 2. Apply the text to the counselee’s situation

Practical principles to apply: 3. Consider how sermons and other resources can be used for the counselee 4. Use diagrams and illustrations to convey instructions

Practical principles to apply: 5. Use testimonies of what God has done in your life or the lives of others

b. Assign practical homework Practical principles to apply: 1. Use a rifle, not a shotgun 2. Use a shovel, not a dump truck 3. Use different types of assignments as appropriate

Practical principles to apply: 4. Cultivate their discipline of prayer 5. Homework should address both their knowledge and their behavior

Practical principles to apply: 6. Review their homework each time you meet 7. Ask the counselee to assign their own homework eventually