Happy Juneteenth

You might ask, “why is a boomer, Latino, male, celebrating Juneteenth?”  Because just yesterday I had the honor of listening to two impressive women talking about the importance of Juneteenth to them.  The conversation mainly centered around generational inclusion and effective leadership. Still, some of the things they said about Juneteenth being an important celebration of culture reminded me of some important things I was taught growing up about celebrating cultures - others and our own.

As a boomer I was raised in a culture where “E Pluribus Unum” meant many cultures being celebrated for their unique strengths, and the power of what many cultures can do together when those unique characteristics are brought to bear on the challenges we face together.  Even though this unofficial motto for the United States has come to have a different meaning for many, the underlying concept was, as it is today, Unity: how do many different people, different cultures, background, and languages, come together and work toward a common goal?  Minimally, this outcome requires celebration (beyond simple acceptance), connection, and tolerance.

 

To truly find unity cross culturally, we have to desire and be allowed to get to know each other, we need to learn to celebrate each other. In order to feel safe to learn about each other, we need to be allowed to not know what we don’t know, allowed to ask honest questions, and allowed to make mistakes as we make efforts to respect one another. 

 

I believe a big part of tolerance is to allow others to make mistakes, without consequences that are more severe than they need to be – because overly severe responses teach us to stop asking questions. When we stop asking questions, communication and connection cease, and we are left with our own imaginations to explain why other people behave the ways they do. Most often, our imaginations are not kind when it comes to other people’s behaviors.

 

Today the unity standard is being moved forward by DEI (Diversity & Inclusion) efforts and conversations in business and social circles.  Some of the great messages I took from yesterday’s seminar were “We can’t celebrate our culture by disrespecting other cultures” and “We need to be willing and able to ask, and be willing to teach each other.”

 

You might be asking “What does inclusion (or unity) have to do with mental health?”  

Great question!  

 

Mental health does not thrive in isolation – in fact isolation is one symptom of several mental illness diagnoses.  It is interesting how prevalent the topic of “getting out there and getting to know your people” was in the discussion of effective leadership: not just what they can do, not just their skill sets, but getting to know them. Learning what encourages and motivates them or what discourages or demotivates them requires getting to know them as people, not just contributors to the team effort.

 

Accepting invitations to attend celebrations of culture is one great way to get to know people. 

Going to their house, eating the food, meeting the people, are all great ways to learn who people are. If someone asks about your culture – share it! Not only the strength from injustices overcome, but the beauty and richness of the cultural stories and symbols themselves! If you are feeling “people” don’t understand you, or people of your culture, consider inviting them to your house – show them what there is to celebrate about your culture, and yourself!  

 

While I realize that throwing a party may not affect social justice or change national policy, it might identify or create allies in the neighborhood, possibly the community or even the city… maybe even farther. Some might see this as naïveté, but can anyone really say that polarization works any better?

Afterall, isn’t unity what Christ’s church was supposed to be – many peoples coming together with the joint purpose of worshiping a great God, celebrating each other as family – a family bringing home the cultural gifts from around the world.  What a party that would be!

 

If connection and celebration are difficult for you, we invite you to come in and let us help you find ways to create family – to not have to do this life alone – even if you don’t yet know how.

I want to Acknowledge the following people that made the event so successful:

In the Center: Gina Fields, Innovation Ambassador, NTT Data North America,  

who put the event together and facilitated the exchange.

On the right: Dr. Sabrina Townsend, Global DEIB professional and

On the Left: Kristen Geez, CEO of Advising Gen Z

There is Hope for Fear and Anxiety

 To say my wife was afraid of snakes, is an understatement. 

And…

We have a tradition of taking each of our grandchildren on a trip when they turn ten years old. For one week they can go anywhere they want in the continental United States.  One grandson sheepishly told my wife “You are not going to like this, but I want to go to the Reptile Gardens in South Dakota.  It’s supposed to have one of the largest collections of turtles, alligators, lizards, and… SNAKES.”

(Just so you know, my wife did give me permission to talk about this 😊. )

Anytime the image of a snake came up on the television, she would pull her knees up to her chest, look away from the screen, and ask me to let her know when it was gone. The one time she ran over a snake with the lawn mower I was sure she was going to have a heart attack. This background will be important in a moment.

While also disliking snakes, we have an agreement about not using my counseling expertise with her.  However, when I started studying EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy, I think I saw her eyebrows raise to even higher levels. Because EMDR treatment is neurological rather than “talk therapy” per se I suggested doing some desensitization work before the trip, she was understandably concerned. “I don’t want to think of the ‘S’ word (snakes), or hold the image of one in my mind... Pass.”  Then I attended a seminar on Flash Technique. [1]

Flash Technique is a form of EMDR intervention “for working with patients with highly disturbing memories.” [2]  Specifically it has been found effective with object phobias like spiders and … Snakes!  Rather than focusing on a negative thought and being desensitized to that thought (as in standard EMDR Processing), in Flash the patient is specifically requested to NOT think of the thing they are afraid of.  Rather the Patient/Client is asked to focus on a Positive Engaging Focus (PET): “a person, pet, or memory of an activity that provides an immediate experience of pleasure, or is at least positive and engaging.” [3]  Bilateral stimulation is initiated, the patient is asked to talk about the PET, and then asked to “flash” or blink their eyes for several seconds and then return to the discussion about the PET. Each “set” takes about 5-10 minutes. 

It's not a miracle cure. After 3 sets my wife was still not excited about being surrounded by cages of snakes.  However, she was able to enter the building, walk around and look at the animals, and even enter an area where a snake was loose in a tree overhead. Amazingly she was able to sit with her grandson during a demonstration of several kinds of snakes, out of their cages, even stepping up to the stage with her grandson to touch one!  

This technique is backed by research on how the brain reprograms neural subroutines designed to protect us based on past traumatic events, even when the memories are processed subliminally. What I find amazing is not only does science support the idea of taking ownership of our own bodies in order to heal, but so does God’s Word. 

God created us to be biological as well as spiritual beings. This unique position in the animal world allows us to relate to the biological/animal part of ourselves – what Scriptures calls “the flesh” as well as a spiritual component that allows us to relate to the Divine in the form of the Spirit of God.  This is the reason why I believe it is important at Spirit Christian Counseling to approach our clients, and the issues they present, from as many of the multiple levels of existence as possible: 

·     ·      Biological (understanding impacts of pulse rate on brain functions, as well as application of EMDR and flash to memory networks).

·      Emotional (Understanding what emotions are actually indicating and what to do with them without allowing them to take control).

·      Cognitive (Thoughts, what they mean, and how to manage them)

·      Social (Connections with others – peers, friends, work relationships, romantic and love relationships.

·      Spiritual (Connection with God, and His connection with us).

It is amazing to me how our bodies have been created. There is a fragility to humans, and also a resilience. Not only have we have been created so that our bodies can begin the process of healing immediately after trauma, but we alone in the animal world are able to learn how to help heal each other.

If you have or are experiencing anxiety or specific phobias, it my hope that this message will help you in the process in some way. If you need help navigating anxiety, I hope you will call our clinic to learn more about how to navigate this place that is not our home.  

If you are interested in coming in to our clinic to learn more, please see our website at www.spiritcounselingtx.com. 

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[1] The Flash Technique: Basic Principles and Protocols. Manfield, P and L. Engel. Pesi Webinar Training: April 10, 2024.  See info@flashtechnique.com or www.flashtechnique.com. 

 

[2] Ibid., Flash updated-slides.pdf, p.10 of 77.

 

[3] Ibid., p.11 of 77.

Grief is Hard

 Just lost my Mother-in-law two weeks ago, buried her remains yesterday. 

Unlike all the Mother-in-law jokes, mine was really loving. Don’t get me wrong, we had our disagreements over the past 18 years that she lived with us, but overall, the experience was worth the cost.

 

What can be really strange is how different grief can be for each experience we have of it. When my own mother died more than 20 years ago, I remember a feeling of being alone in the world, even though my life had many people in it.  This time I feel an emptiness inside me instead of all around me. My wife described a similar difference from when her father passed. When he died she described feeling the loss in her heart; but with her mother’s passing feeling she described a strange disconnection with her hands. 

I explained, in my best professional voice, VanDerKolk’s work about how the human mind makes connections between events and our own bodies in different ways, she began to comment on how that made sense.[1] 

 

She described her father as a solid heartbeat in her life, her rock, to whom she went when life was in question; but that her mother represented the arms that held her family together in a huge embrace. Family came from across the country to visit her, and by extension us.  So now with her mother gone, who would keep the connections alive?

 

It is interesting how many unanticipated consequences occur for people who are grieving, even when they have time to “prepare” for the loss. Even so, no matter how much one prepares, there are always things un-planned-for, un-done, and un-said.  There were events I was not prepared for – like just not wanting to move toward the car drive to the town for the funeral.

 

It can be even harder for those to whom the death is a relief. When there was immense suffering at the end, or even when the person was the source of great pain and suffering in a person’s life. The feelings of relief causing feelings of guilt; and feelings of grief, sadness, and loss can be confusing.

 

While the sadness, loneliness, and maybe even regret are difficult, they would be even more difficult without Jesus Christ.  Don’t let anyone lie to you - having Jesus present in my family’s grief did not remove the pain of the loss.  However, believing that my mother-in-la was not hallucinating when she raised her hands to Jesus in her last moments gives me a very different perspective on what happened, and on what happened next.  Research suggests that having a meaning narrative for the loss aids in healthy grief processing of the event, healing of the loss. A faith belief can be an important part of developing a healthy meaning narrative.

 

Especially when belief in Jesus Christ is not seen as simply a religion, a set of practices or a discipline. I believe He is not an ideal or a concept. He is not a theory, a dogma, or an anthropomorphism. Jesus is a man, God, and my king. He is the scientist and professor who teaches me mathematics, physics, biology, psychology, neurology; as well as sociology, philosophy, especially as it has to do with loving others. He is my brother who comforts me when I cry, and encourages me to take the next hand hold as I summit life’s mountains. 

 

I will miss my Mother-in-law, 

I hope to honor her, and my Father in heaven, in the days I have left before I join them all.

 

If you have or are experiencing loss, it my hope that this message will help you in the process in some way. If you need help navigating grief, I hope you will call our clinic to learn more about how to navigate this place that is not our home.

 

if you are interested in coming in to our clinic to learn more, please see our website at www.spiritcounselingtx.com.  

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[1] VanDer Kolk, B. “The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.” September, 8, 2015, Penguin Books. ISBN: 978-0141978611.

Importance of Research in Christian Counseling: Man’s Wisdom vs. Thinking God’s thoughts after Him

 Some have suggested that faith makes for lazy science – “if you don’t know something, you just blame God for it – God did it therefore I believe it.” However, any serious Christian who is also a serious scientist or therapist would not follow this simplistic path.  

 

On the other extreme some have suggested that depending on research and science is depending on “Man’s wisdom” rather than God’s, using verses like 1Corinthians 3:19 as support.[1]  Both of these views handicap the therapist, and threaten to limit what is possible in therapy when Jesus Christ is invited in the room.

 

Johannes Kepler, an astronomer once said “I was merely thinking God’s thoughts after him. Since we astronomers are priests of the highest God in regard to the book of nature, it benefits us to be thoughtful, not of the glory of our minds, but rather, above all else. The glory of God.”[2]

In other words exploring how creation was made, how it actually works. 

 

Science can neither prove or disprove the existence of God,[3] and research does not “prove” (or disprove) the validity of God’s Word; but knowledge of Scripture and current research can make the Christian Counselor more skilled at applying both God’s Word and psychological study to the healing clients are desperately seeking.

 

For example:

Scripture states “Be angry, and do not sin” (Eph 4:26). This directive is comforting in that it suggests two things: 

1.     That it is not only ok and normal to be angry, but God allows it.  And 

2.     That there may be ways to express anger that do not require the person to apologize for later (in that they do not lead to tearing one another down, or causing physical damage or injury).

 

The question is “how” to achieve this outcome. Research by John Gottman, a therapist who has been researching couple interactions since 1976, suggests that as a person encounters stress, their heart-rate increases; and within 5 seconds of the body reaching a heart rate of 100 beats per minute, the brain enters a “fight or flight” state.[4]  In this state several things happen:

·      The prefrontal cortex, where we do our problem solving, begins to shut down and we are less able to think clearly or come up with solutions to problems.

·      Breathing becomes shallow – which means less oxygen is getting to the brain.

·      The Broca area of the brain – having to do with language – also begins to shutdown making words difficult to find, making the person feel as though they can’t find the words they need to communicate clearly when they most need them.

 

Scripture gives the therapist the assurance that the goal is possible, research offers one possible path to achieve it – have the client reduce their heart-rate: deep breathing exercises, take a break and listen to something relaxing, come back to the topic after the heart rate has decreased, oxygen returns, the brain turns back on, and the person often says “why didn’t I think of this before?”

 

The reverse is also possible. 

Research suggests that when a human is hurt, the natural response is to hurt or “punish” the perpetrator by making them feel as much or more pain than the victim experienced in order to prevent the perpetrator from harming the victim in the future.  While this makes intuitive sense, research suggests that it does not work, and actually escalates the possibility of more victimization.[5]  But there are many questions raised by these outcomes: how do I respond instead? What do I do with the pain I feel?

 

Scripture suggests that when a person speaks or acts, they describe themselves – NOT the person they might be talking about, or acting against (Matt 15:18).  If the client can shift the story from themselves as a victim, to the perpetrator as lashing out because of their woundedness and hurt, the client then has access to an empowered “non-defensive” stand. This is NOT to say the client shouldn’t call the police if violence is involved; but the call is made in an effort to get the perpetrator the help they need. The client is empowered rather than made to feel weak.

 

For the Christian Counselor there is an additional factor that makes continuing study critical. In secular counseling the power for healing is the person themselves. The therapist is the assistant to the client in finding their way in their healing journey. In Christian counseling the power for healing is the person themselves, the power of the Holy Spirit of God living in them, and the guidance of Jesus Christ as the “Great Physician.”  In this scenario the therapist is the assistant not only to the client, but also to the “Great Physician.” 

 

Just as with working with any other Physician, assisting them means constant research to be skilled to assist effectively without getting in the way or causing harm. To be the sharpest tool in the Physician‘s hand, the therapist must study both, God’s Word, and how His Word has been observed to operate in this world we were not made for, represented by valid scientific research.  When scientific observation is free from the confines of evolutionary materialism, results align surprisingly well with Truths found in Scripture.

 

My hope is to be able to communicate examples of this connection effectively and that you will help in the process by asking questions or present challenges that these articles might raise for you. Please respond, interact. My prayer is that we help each other navigate this place that is not our home.

 

if you are interested in coming in to our clinic to learn more, please see our website at www.spiritcounselingtx.com.  

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[1]1Cor3:19 – “For the wisdom of this word is foolishness before God. For it is written, He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness:” See also 1Cor2:1-5. These verses are focused on people attempting to use science to disprove God, not a rejection of scientific research.

[2] Meyer: God and the Origin of the Universe

Taped at the (March 18) 2019 Dallas Science and Faith Conference at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas sponsored by Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. (time 5:40)

Discovery Science

 

[3] “In science, ideas can never be completely proved or completely disproved. Instead, science accepts or rejects ideas based on supporting and refuting evidence, and may revise those conclusions if warranted by new evidence or perspectives.” 

“Correcting Misconceptions”, Understanding Science, UC Museum of Paleontology, undsci.berleley.edu.  Accessed 2/12/2024. URL: https://undsci.berkeley.edu/for-educators/prepare-and-plan/correcting-misconceptions/

 

 

 

[4] https://giusisilvestri.com/blog/emotional-flooding-and-what-to-do-about-it#:~:text=As%20adrenalin%20and%20cortisol%20floods,and%20talk%20at%20another%20time.

 

[5] Worthington, E. L. Jr., “A Just Forgiveness: Responsible healing without excusing injustice.”, (2009) Intervarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. ISBN 978-0-8308-3701-4. p. 29. See Concept described as “Injustice Gap”

IMPORTANCE OF GOD’S WORD (THE BIBLE) IN COUNSELING

 In my last post I mentioned an idea, that “This world is not our home: Our job is not to achieve perfection in this fallen world, but instead, learn how to navigate it with a healthy and intact spirit.”

Allow me to expand a little on what I mean by that…

 

In the Bible there is a verse where Jesus says “In this world you will have trouble, but do not fear, for I have overcome the world.”[1]  The obvious parallel is “life is hard, then you die;” but it wasn’t always this way. 

 

The book of Genesis describes a beautiful paradise where the law of the land was life and goodness thriving in abundance;[2]  but that goodness was corrupted, not specifically by man, but by the introduction of sin.  PLEASE don’t check out yet because I used the “S” word… “Sin” is the English word translated from the Greek word ‘hamartia,’ an old archery term meaning “to miss the target.” Basketball has a term with a similar meaning, “airball” meaning the player didn’t just miss the shot, but missed the entire basket, rim, backboard, pretty much the whole structure.

 

Back to Genesis, Adam and Eve had one target, to do what God directed them to do. But when Satan introduced an alternative target of “God just wants to keep you in your place, you can get what you want for yourself” the law of the land changed to “dog eat dog” and “only the strong survive” – literally. Under the new law of nature both the environment and one’s neighbors become dangerous.  

 

I believe humans spend the first part of their lives learning how to survive and “get their share” while getting cut, bit, hurt, and abused along the way in this paradise turned wilderness. I also believe that God’s original target is still standing, amongst the million other competing alternative targets people get to aim at, in their attempts to be “successful.”  By aiming at these alternative targets (i.e. fame, wealth, comfort, acceptance, etc.), we miss God’s target entirely (sin). I believe that God is not only a powerful creator, but also a loving Father, who wants us back in paradise in spite of the dangers of the wilderness we currently navigate;[3] and while Christians still get hurt, He has the knowledge and power to heal those wounds, if we follow his healing prescriptions. I also believe that God’s ideas will generally sound foolish to those committed to shooting at the other alternative targets. Let me give you an idea of what I mean by “healing prescriptions.”

 

The Bible is not a text book on psychology. However, it can play an important part in counseling in that there are many verses that apply directly to human behavior today.  Many clients find the concepts described in Scripture to be powerful in their day-to-day interactions with others, with their own internal thoughts, and external behaviors. If science is unbiased in its description of nature and humans, and if God made nature and humans, then it is reasonable to suggest that science is likely to support God’s statements regarding how He created both. 

 

There is an admonition in the Book of James (v1:22) to “be doers of the Word, not hearers only;” meaning part of the effort of understanding Scripture is learning how to apply it to daily life. One of the freedoms and the difficulties in that Scripture is that there are times it provides important guidance on “what” to do, but leaves the “how” of doing it to us.

 

Some of the verses that have proven especially helpful include:

·      Matthew 12:34 and 17:15 - What a person says and does describe themselves much more than the person they were directing to words to.

·      Ephesians 4:26 - There may be a way to express anger at an injustice, without hurting anyone, or doing something that results in guilt and or shame. Basically “be angry” but do so in a way that you don’t do anything wrong to feel guilty about, or apologize for later.  

·      Galatians chapter 6, verses 2 and 5 – that at first glance might seem to be contradictory, can in fact define a line between when a Christian might to say “yes” AND when they might say “no.”

 

In the next few posts, I will be touching on some of these specific scriptures, and how they might be applied in mental health counseling.  This discussion represents an adaption of Biblical Scriptures to healing in a mental health setting. This discussion is NOT meant to be a theological exposition of the Scripture. It is also NOT meant as the only way these Scriptures might be used, nor is this intended to be an exhaustive list of Scriptures that can be applied. My intention is simply to provide an example of how these verses have been important in the lives of people struggling with depression, anxiety and other challenges to mental health.

 

My hope is that these posts will inspire you to ask questions, engage in dialogue. Please engage in the process of this exploration by asking questions or presenting challenges that these articles might raise for you; and if you are interested in coming in to our clinic to learn more, please see our website at www.spiritcounselingtx.com.  

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[1] John 16:33. All Scripture references use the New American Standard translation, unless otherwise indicated.

[2] Genesis chapter 1.

[3] Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares The Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

INTRODUCTION - THIS IS NOT OUR HOME

I am a Christian Counselor. 

To me that means I believe God is a real being with a personality who loves you and me wherever we are and whatever we have done. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s Son, who paid the penalty for the things that we have done, and bore the shame for the things that have happened to us. I believe He did these things through the power of His Holy Spirit so that we can be free from them to live the life we were designed to live. 

 

I believe that humans live in a world that has been corrupted from the one we were designed to live in; and as a result, for the Christian, this world is not our home. Rather it is an alien and violent place where humans are hurt, and hurt others, in their efforts to survive.

 

I also believe that God is an important and active participant in counseling and in the healing of the wounds that people experience, and that those who come to my office desire healing and guidance in navigating this alien world (this thing we call life). 

 

I also believe science has an important place in our lives as humans. I know that many people believe that science and theology (the study of God) are at odds with each other.  My training and experience have shown this dichotomy to be a fabrication. Especially when “science” is defined as the study of the structure and behavior of the physical ad natural world through observation, experimentation, and the testing of theories against the evidence obtained.  My premise is that if God actually designed creation, then honest science will point toward the created design, and the creator Himself.  So, from this perspective, I want to know how we operate in this world we were not designed for (science), and I want to know what the designer says about His creation (Scripture). My belief is that if I approach wounds informed by both sources, that healing is most likely.

In this blog I intend to discuss the implications of the idea that “This world is not our home: Our job is not to achieve perfection in this fallen world, but instead, learn how to navigate it with a healthy and intact spirit.” My intention is to discuss this topic within the framework of Mental Health and Christian Counseling that addresses the physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and spiritual realms humans cross as they live life.

 

I hope this will be an encouragement to your life, and if you are interested in coming in to our clinic to learn more, please see our website at www.spiritcounselingtx.com.  

 

I also hope you will contribute your own thoughts and questions to the content in this blog. Please respond, interact. My prayer is that we help each other navigate this place that is not our home.

Who's to Blame?

I was recently in Vegas on business.
While I saw many things I wish I could un-see, there was one thing I had a hard time letting go of.  The sidewalks were crowded, music playing, rowdiness, some drunkenness, and in the midst of it all was a person with a bull horn and a sign warning of God's judgement to come.

At the time I was upset, but not sure why. After some thought I realized that I don't think it is totally fair to blame God for the guilt and resentment we feel. We humans blame ourselves all the time (John 3:20-21), we don't have to wait for what's to come. The person getting drunk and waking up in their own vomit knows this is not the way they want to live. The person who is the subject of the internet posted video of themselves falling off the barstool for no reason doesn't like the image of everyone around them laughing; Unfortunately the judgments are couched in rationalizations like "that's the way life is," "life is hard and I deserve a break," or "that's just what I have to do to have friends."

I realized that the reason I was upset was that the only thing accomplished by threatening others in their shame with the judgement of God is to entrench them as enemies of God. Jesus did confront others in their sin, but He saved the judgmental confrontations for religious leaders who thought they were doing God's will, when they were actually working against His purposes and hurting the people Jesus wanted to reach (Matthew 23:13-36).

We humans already judge ourselves by our own scales: people commit suicide (death penalty) because they feel their life has no purpose; or because they have reached the top of the power or fame ladder and realize their spirit still feels empty.

The message of Christ is "God Loves you... yes even YOU!  Unfortunately many try all the other options first and experience lives of unnecessary pain, convincing themselves "I guess life is just one painful event after another."

In an interview broadcast on WAY-FM (4/17/19:6:45am heard in Dallas Texas on 89.7FM) Kathy Lee Gifford described a conversation she had with another celebrity who professed an agnostic or atheist faith. When asked "why do you love us?  I'm a bad guy." Kathy replied "Your are not bad, just confused. I love you because God loves you, and He loves you more than you could ever know!"  What a GREAT response!

Yes, people need to hear the whole message of the Gospel. Christian faith does believe that people die and go to Hell if they reject God's offer of life in Jesus Christ; but that condemnation is not the result of God's desire (2Peter 3:9) but rather the human's own choices based on the human's own choices (James 1:13-15). Jesus did not come to judge the world. He didn't have to. When a person says "there is no God" or "I chose my own way into heaven over God's way" - they judge themselves (John 3:17, 5:45, & 12:47-48). It's kind of like a death-row inmate rejecting the Governor's pardon. In that situation is the Governor really responsible for their death?

What if the standard Christian message to everyone is "God LOVES you. He wants you to come home to Him. God doesn't send us to Hell... we do, by pushing Him, and His love offer of pardon and freedom, away.

Just something to think about.
What are your thoughts?

If you want help exploring God's love for you in your life, I am happy to help!
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