No Future with out Forgiveness
A 12-step process
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I have found that, sometimes,
just having patients talk about it helps to bring healing. Once, in counseling
with a 17-year-old student, as she talked, she continued to cover her face and
forehead, or hold her stomach with her hand. She said that she had not been
eating, that she did not like her family and that she had been thinking about
killing herself. I asked her, “What ways have you thought about to kill
yourself?” She said, “Last week I tried to kill myself by taking some pills
before going to bed, the next morning I woke up, I was mad that nothing
happened.” I then empathically explained that, by law, I have to report when a
student reports that he/she has or will hurt him/herself or someone else. I
explained that I would have to let her grandmother know about the suicidal
attempt (grandmother had guardianship over her). She continued, “I just wanted
to end it all.” I asked what kind of pills she took. She said, “I don’t know.”
I asked where she had gotten them, and she said, “I got them from my doctor
last week -- He said if I don’t have surgery? I will not live to see 18 years
old.” I asked how her grandmother felt about the surgery. She said, “She
doesn’t know.” I again explained that I would have to let her grandmother know
about the doctor’s report. She looked down, nodded, and said, “I know.” We
continued to talk as we tried to contact her grandmother. She began to pour out
her story, her unspeakable feelings, her anger and un-forgiveness toward her
mother.
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Paul W. Carlin, Th.D, Ph.D. of The Therapon Institute. (An Christian counseling licensing and certification institution) writes
Forgive as an interrelated concept among the disciplines of psychology, theology and spiritual growth has grown since the 1990's. Christian counselors and clinicians now point to forgiveness as a useful and necessary part of the wounded person's healing process.
Dr. J. M. Brandsma writes in the Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling, "Forgiveness is overcoming of negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors not by denying the offense or the right to be hurt or angry, but by viewing the offender with acceptance ( if not compassion) so that the forgiver can be healed. Forgiveness is not denial or indifference, pardon, reconciliation, condoning, excusing, passive forgetting, weakness, or an interpersonal game. Forgiveness in do way cancels the crime, but it works to take care of the distortions caused by the unhealthy aspects of anger and resentment so that the person may achieve peace of mind and body."
How to forgive is the big question. In the 12 steps to forgiveness, Michael has imparted revelation truth in a simple and organized format that will be extremely helpful. Now, with the introduction of Michael's book, "forgiveness focus groups," can become a reality. The work is Biblical and
powerful and much needed in the
The ministry and there laity are both crippled by the plague of unforgiveness. Marriages fail, churches crumble and lives are eventually emotionally destroyed because of unforgiveness. Washed up on the beaches of rescue missions and the streets of our large cities are mentally impaired people who were drowned in the sea of unforgiveness.
May God bless and use Michael's book to set many Christians free. Paul W. Carlin, Th.D, Ph.D.
The Therapon Institute
About the Author
Dr. Michael Byrd holds a Ph.D. in Theocentric Psychology, a Master’s in Religious Education, Bachelors of art in Physical Education. He has for years held certifications in challenge Course Facilitating, as well as State Certification Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Board Certified Belief Therapist Counselor, American Society of Christian Therapist Certification, Certified Marriage and Family Therapist, Board Licensed Addiction Counselor in Belief Therapy.
Although he primary does counseling in the school setting he has over 20 years of ministry. Dr. Byrd love people. He say’s because he has experience the positive life changing power of God in his life. He also wants others to know and experience the positive impact of God in their lives.
He counsel and teach the secular
world about Godly principles that lead to success. For many these new insights
bring them to know or better know Christ Jesus.