tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327598978675535878.post6797185947278749435..comments2023-03-23T03:08:24.690-07:00Comments on Theology and Counseling: Are we more than just skin and bones?Dr. Corsinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11401103560367914853noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327598978675535878.post-77134835172288598082012-03-23T13:23:40.560-07:002012-03-23T13:23:40.560-07:00Thoughts like these kind of make you realize we...Thoughts like these kind of make you realize we're living in "Earth Suits" as Dr. Corsini calls them, and its so true. Sometimes people spend so much time and effort making sure they look good on the outside, but if what you really are is a soul then is all this effort in vain? I Samuel 16:7 says "But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” This is such a strong reminder to focus on the soul, though it is unwise to neglect the physical body (after all you only get one earth suit). Anyway, this has implications for counseling because many people think that their problems center around what they are experiencing with their five senses, their earth suits. Sometimes, problems can be centered in the physical world. However, problems also manifest themselves in the immaterial person. It seems logical that most problems probably carry both a physical and an immaterial component thus counselors should attempt to facilitate healing in both.Brittannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342386661613609784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327598978675535878.post-41251567503609158782012-03-19T16:37:45.452-07:002012-03-19T16:37:45.452-07:00Great post and great song! I know for me it is som...Great post and great song! I know for me it is sometimes easy to hear phrases like "God thought your soul was worth dying for," or "God died for you," and let them slide right off with only a passing acknowledgement of "yes, I know that, and that's amazing," and nothing more. We hear those phrases or others like them in our Christian culture and churches so very often that it is easy to miss the weight of them. However, something Dr. Corsini said recently--"You are worth whatever someone is willing to pay for you. What was someone willing to pay for you?"--really hit me hard with this concept. I almost felt like I was hearing that for the first time just because it was a new way of thinking about it. The message in this song is such a powerful truth once we realize the weight it carries.Chelsea Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467971185544983167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327598978675535878.post-38357415099105327192012-03-15T14:26:59.146-07:002012-03-15T14:26:59.146-07:00Thank you for sharing this song. It is a wonderful...Thank you for sharing this song. It is a wonderful reminder that all of us have great worth to God. You are absolutely right in that we as humans are different than anything God created because we have souls, and we will live on after this life is over. It makes me think of 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV) when it says, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him." Because we are spiritual beings, those of use who know Christ will one day leave our physical bodies behind and live with Him for eternity. Not only is this possible because we have souls, but because He thought each one of us was worth dying for. He paid the ultimate price for our sins so we would not have to. My mind still struggles to comprehend a love like that.B. Dalton https://www.blogger.com/profile/01309829983672515828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327598978675535878.post-89088316616548297792012-03-15T14:26:18.750-07:002012-03-15T14:26:18.750-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.B. Dalton https://www.blogger.com/profile/01309829983672515828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327598978675535878.post-57323992835423838192012-03-10T15:35:07.575-08:002012-03-10T15:35:07.575-08:00Thank you for sharing these thoughts and providing...Thank you for sharing these thoughts and providing that song which gives an important and life changing reminder. The song is encouraging in reminding us of the value God places upon us as humans. The fact that we are something worth dying for separates us from the rest of creation. I remember a time in my life where this song convicted me of the truth that I am something worth dying for. The enemy uses the problems in this world along with broken relationships to cause people to believe the lie that tells them they are worthless and have no purpose. The truth is that no matter the sin, no matter the person, the fact that they are a human being with a soul automatically makes them God's most valuable creation. It is sad how easy it is to remember this, harder to believer it and then feel it, but the truth will set you free and the truth is God died for every human that will ever live. Amen and AmenEmilee Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796665756748957727noreply@blogger.com