The Christian way is a life of faith. In order to hold on to the promises of God, you’ve got to believe them and live by them.

Ed Welch says that all counseling is a variation on a single theme: knowing and praying for the counselee. Of all the questions the counselor might ask, then, the central guiding question in the counselor’s mind is, “How can I pray for you?
JAMES MACDONALD

Know Mind Variation
The Christian way is a life of faith. In order to hold on to the promises of God, you’ve got to believe them and live by them.
JAMES MACDONALD

Believe Christian Order
Church was never intended to be a place where we serve God to the exclusion of meeting with Him.
JAMES MACDONALD

Christian God Religion
The counselee should be aware that you are not God. Better yet, she should be aware that you are aware that you are not God.
JAMES MACDONALD

Aware Better God
By your grace, I will not despair. I believe that I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
JAMES MACDONALD

Believe Grace Land
Fear is the contradiction of faith. Faith says, Whatever it is, it’ll be okay because of God.
JAMES MACDONALD

Contradiction Faith God Okay
Beware of begging God for things you don’t have to have.
JAMES MACDONALD

Beg Beware God
[God’s] purposes are always accomplished. His enemies are always defeated. His faithful followers are always rewarded. His Son’s throne will be established forever.
JAMES MACDONALD

Faithful Forever Son
Humility is a do thing, not a feel thing. Humility is an action, not a style.
JAMES MACDONALD

Action Humility Style

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