Have you ever referred someone for biblical counseling and they said, oh, I tried that, and it didn't

work for me? You know, they may have had a counselor who was new, or one that was untrained,

or maybe one that didn't know how to apply scripture appropriately. This happens,

and all counselors, no matter what they're field, they're all human. But it's not always the case

that the counseling

didn't work. If the person seeking counseling is expecting an instant oatmeal solution,

they're going to be disappointed. Welcome to Keep the Heart Podcast with Francie Taylor. Francie is an author, teacher,

and conference speaker known for sharing biblical insights that are practical and inspiring.

Now back to today's valuable study. Biblical counseling uses the Bible to bring solutions to the issues of life. Life has so many

issues and the Bible has the answers. What biblical counseling does is it points a person to the

all-sufficient Word of God to help solve the problems that they're

bringing into the sessions. If you don't believe in God, biblical counseling is not for you. Likewise,

if you are a believer, but you don't live according to God's word, biblical counseling will rub you

the wrong way. Are you considering seeking biblical counseling?

Understand that no counselor, therapist, or psychiatrist can fix problems in one easy visit.

Whether the counselor is certified, degreed, or has a doctorate, we all have to do the same thing.

We have to hear the matter before attempting

to offer any guidance. Proverbs 1813 explains this really well. It says this, he that answereth

a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. This episode examines things that make biblical counseling less effective.

We're going the opposite direction, along with suggestions to turn that around. Maybe these are

some of the reasons why biblical counseling didn't work for you. Let's consider four reasons why

biblical counseling may not work with a goal

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