The Christian Perspective on Mental Health
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Separation by anyone from society causes or makes opportunity for an encounter with the wrong people when the person is in need of seeking help. For at some point in all of our lives we all need some type of help or assistance. My mother use to say treat everyone right because you never know who you will need help from before you leave this earth. She was talking about the possibility of one’s health failing them one day and being in need of someone to help them and it might be the very one that has been mistreated by you and you end up needing help from them. This analogy works in everything and in every way that you may need some help by someone before you leave this world. I just feel that we are our brother’s keeper and we will need to step up and assist people that are in need, that are lacking of care, and that need someone to see after them. The Lord tells us by way of the apostle Paul to bare one another’s burdens or the strong should bare the infirmities of the weak. My interpretation of this is that we should take care of one another and take care of those who cannot care for themselves. Pray for one another and seek the Lord on behalf of ourselves and other people. I feel that the Lord is the only one that can give guidance to us for ourselves and /or guidance for someone else.
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About the Book
This book is to challenge and change the thinking of many to that of wanting to do more for those that are mentally ill. There seems to be a problem with the Christian community doing more for those that are mentally ill instead of just feeding those that are on the street ever so often. There is a need for more training for ministers and lay people of the churches, and there must be a bridging of the gap between the mental-health professionals and the Christian community.
About the Author
Dr. Paul McDowell is married to Mrs. Ruthie G. McDowell. He has a bachelor of theology, a master’s of Christian counseling, and a doctor of Christian counseling. He is a church pastor, Christian counselor, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist – Associate, retired police chief, and a former US Marine. Dr. Paul McDowell would like to thank his wife, Mrs. Ruthie McDowell, for editing his book.