Why is it....

that we are so quick to sign away our check books but more importantly our values to so called "professionals?" It really was not that long ago that our pastors served as our counselors. That their counsel was the first we sought out. And whether we liked the advice or not we took it to heart. So often now, even professing Christians, turn and run when faced with crisis to the closest pyschologist or pyschiatrist instead of finding counsel from those who know what the bible teaches.

Why is it that we are so quick to turn and ask for counsel who we don't even know and who don't hold the same values we claim? The answer is our continued desire to sin. If we are unwilling to hear biblical advice, it smacks of a desire to sin.

It is my desire to see more biblical counseling. I believe that churches and pastors in particular need to set time aside for this type of ministry. Those teaching or counseling obviously need to have a passion for biblical wisdom and a greater passion for those hurting.