Couple Counselling and Christian Marriage Counselling 

 

The concept of Couple Counselling is in essence to help couples communicate more effectively. This can be achieved in counselling by enabling each to better understand themselves,  their way of thinking and style of communication

With this deeper insight, they can then develop listening skills and empathic tools, to better  relate to each other. 

With this work couples can feel more connected and more loved by each other. 

For Christian Couples, marriage is a tall order and can be a fabulous blessing in this life.

A tall order- because wives are called to:

"submit yourselves to your own husband as you do to the Lord" Ephesians 5.22. 

And husbands:

"Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her" . Ephesians 5.25. 

Humanly speaking, this is only possible by the power of the in dwelling Holy Spirit,  helping each:

"In humility, valuing others above yourselves,  not looking to your own interests,  but each of you to the interests of the others ". Philippians 2.3b-4.

And sometimes this is a previously unrealised battle ground within the marriage. 

" The flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want ".Galatians 5.17. 

"Since we live by the Spirit,  let us keep in step with the Spirit" Galatians 5.25. 

All Biblical Quotations are from the NIV.
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