Monday, February 11, 2008

Counseling and Care Ministry

Over the last few weeks we have had many couples share their desire and need for marriage help. Over the last few weeks the messages have "dredged" up some personal issues that many of us are facing as individuals....which of course are hurting our marriages.

Yesterday's sex talk also revealed some issues that many couples are facing. You could hear a pin drop when I was talking about the "Negative Sexual Kill-Joys" that are between the sheets in many of our beds. I have been doing this long enough to know when a certain point or principle hits very hard in the souls of those listening.

So.....what should you do if these messages have been hitting home and revealing some challenges in your personal and married life???? Here are some options:

1) Do nothing....surely things will get better by themselves!
2) Keep your worries and challenges to yourself because you can't really trust anyone....just read some books and look up stuff on-line!
3) Share your challenges with the same friends who have the same issues you have and don't have the solutions either!

4) Contact the CSF Care Ministry. We will have you sit down for an initial free consultation with our trained counselor and he will advise you on a path to healing and a better marriage. You will be advised to either seek further professional marriage counseling, be placed in touch with a CSF Care Minister that will agree to meet with you or maybe you will just be given some other resources to give you the help you need.

We all have heard the definition of insanity: "Keep doing the same thing over and over and over...expecting different results."

Marriages are dying all around you.....don't let yours be another victim! There is help available through Jesus Christ and the ministries we provide here at CSF!

Today's Bible Reading:

Today we read about a young couple (Aquila and Priscilla) that become major players in the first church. As a couple they give of their time, talents and resources. They allow Paul and others to stay in their home and they use their home for the church to meet in on a regular basis. Are you and your spouse both committed to being all God wants you to be at CSF? We need you to be!

Together, we are all making a huge difference in our city and world!