Welcome to "Counsel from Above" podcast. This is a place to ask questions concerning mental health, relationships, parenting, and the like and receive an answer based on God's word and the current mental health research. I am the host Nathan Honeycutt, Licensed Professional Counselor and minister of the church of Christ. We will explore together the intersection of the Bible and mental health to help bring some of God's answers to light in this dark world. God has provided the answers we jus ...
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What is the best way to help someone struggling with addiction?
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Send us a Text Message. There is a fine line between assistance and enabling. This episode explores the Christians responsibility to assist those in need without enabling sinful behavior.By Nathan Honeycutt, LPC
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Send us a Text Message. Is it a sin to press charges against someone that breaks the law against you? Can a faithful Christian contact authorities without sinning? This episode considers the Christians responsibilities to the authorities and how to let God be the person that acts with vengence.By Nathan Honeycutt, LPC
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Send us a Text Message. As a Christian parent one of the first prayers is for God to be the center of their life. Sometimes in spite of our best efforts our children leave the faith. This episode identifies a plan to help parents if this takes place in their life.By Nathan Honeycutt, LPC
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Send us a Text Message. In the development of children how often do they need to hear that we love them? Generations seems to have taken different approaches to this question. Which one is right? Explore with me the differences in the generations and learning what this generation needs.By Nathan Honeycutt, LPC
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Send us a Text Message. What is the responsibility of Christians to those in authority? In light of the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump I thought I would focus this podcast on answering this question. How should Christians treat those in authority in the government, work, and church?By Nathan Honeycutt, LPC
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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever had to explain to your kids why you do not agree with other members of your family? In this episode we will talk about God's expectations when it comes to managing the differing beliefs of others. Our main questions is from a mom and dad that are struggling to know how to talk with their young children about th…
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Send us a Text Message. Critics are everywhere. How do we manage criticism from others. Our question today is about a good brother giving his best to serve God and someone is willing to criticize their efforts. What do we do to handle these things? Let us work together to answer this question from God's word and with a willingness to listen to his …
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Send us a Text Message. If only we could get a dollar for everytime Satan tries to get us to do the wrong thing. We could all retire early. We are in a world that does not want God in it. This episode is about our response to this ideology and to consider things we can get better at for the glory of God.…
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Send us a Text Message. This weeks episode is focused on a question provided by a sister in Christ that is facing very difficult things. She asks for help as she faces a huge storm in her life. Come on the journey with us as we answer her question and seek to find what God would want us to do by listening to his Counsel from Above.…
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Send us a Text Message. One of the most dreaded events is watching our kid pick the person that we think is the wrong one. What do we do with that? In this episode we will explore how to avoid this moment and how to manage it once it comes.By Nathan Honeycutt, LPC
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Send us a Text Message. Am I a bad Christian if I have doubt? Is doubt normal and what do I do when I feel this way? Many times Satan uses our feelings against us to draw us way from God. Doubt is one of those feelings. Let us study together what God says about the feeling of doubt.By Nathan Honeycutt, LPC
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Send us a Text Message. After a period of time away from the podcast it is apparent that I need to get back to work. His episode is about the changes that are going to be taking place with the podcast and the ways you can help keep the podcast going. Thank you for all your support and encouragement as we continue together on our journey in life to …
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Send us a Text Message. What relationships are worth fixing and which relationships need to stay broken? I get asked this question often and in this podcast I answer three questions that help us to explore this topic further in our quest to learn from God's counsel from above.By Nathan Honeycutt, LPC
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How to be content in the life that we have?
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Send us a Text Message. It is hard to find contentment, peace, and joy out side of God. Satan offers many things that mask the benefit of what God provides in our life. In this episode we focus on having a being filled with God's peace and joy, on contentment when single, and real reasons to get married. Satan's words are hollow and leave us longin…
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Conflict Resolution: do all conflicts have to be solved
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Send us a Text Message. Life seems to have a lot of conflict. Satan likes to stir things up and make it hard to get along. He wants us to avoid conflict and for that reason many of us are experts in running from conflict. This episode is about building our abilities to accept when conflict cannot be resolved and learn to walk away with a godly mind…
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Adoption with special guest Christina Lackey, LCSW
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Send us a Text Message. Join me with special guest Christina Lackey, LCSW as we answer questions related to adoption. We consider together ways to disclose adoption to children, when to disclose information, and what to be considerate of as we provide the information.
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How do we deal with people that are hard to deal with?
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Send us a Text Message. How should we deal with people that do not treat us correctly? Should a Christian act differently then how the world acts? What exactly does that look like? In this episode we explore the topics of submitting to authority, grudges, and expectations.
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Send us a Text Message. Do you ever find yourself focused on things of the future only to miss out on the benefit of right now? This podcast helps us to focus on the things of right now and ways to avoid the focus that Satan wants us to have.By Nathan Honeycutt, LPC
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Send us a Text Message. This episode is specifically designed to answer questions for those over 50. Have you wanted to know how to connect with others? Have you wanted to learn to live with physical limitations? This episode focuses on helping the older generation connect with themselves and others.…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we explore the best ways to approach our teens, lead them as parents instead of as friends, and help them see their own value. Parents are sculptures of the next generation. This episode helps us to take on our role according to God's counsel from above.
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we talk about raising teenagers. We will discuss how to give them the skills they need to prepare for adulthood. We also talk about electronics, dating, and wearing hoodies in 100 degree weather.By Nathan Honeycutt, LPC
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Send us a Text Message. One of the most damaging decisions to marriages is the choice of being unfaithful. This podcast will focus on the many different ways to be unfaithful, the expectations with forgiveness, and the level of oversight that is needed for those that are unfaithful. Join us as we focus on God's word and consider His direction when …
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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever wondered what to do if you or someone you love is being bullied or being a bully? You will appreciate this podcast as we explore the impact of bullying on lives, the response we should have to bullying, and the things we can do to help those that chose to bully others.…
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Sin Pt. 2 with special guest Chris McCurley
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Send us a Text Message. Join us as we explore a series of questions that focus on the topic of sin. Chris McCurley joins the show to help us explore God's message on sin and how to better manage our mental health when dealing with sin.By Nathan Honeycutt, LPC
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Send us a Text Message. In this podcast we being to explore the impact of temptation and sin on our lives. This the first of two parts on the topic and will serve as our focus for the month of September. Join me as we explore the ways to better manage temptation and to reduce our sin by focusing on God's Counsel from above.…
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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever wondered where self-esteem comes from? Come with me as my guest Wyatt Honeycutt helps us understand his journey through the growth of self-esteem. Together we explore the things that challenge and build self-esteem. God has provided us with answers if we will but listen to his Counsel from Above.…
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Send us a Text Message. Satan continues to challenge God's plan for marriage. In this episode I tackle questions about the Christian response to divorce. What does God want from us when we are in a marriage that is troubled? Come join me on the journey of finding God's answers to our questions by listening to His Counsel from above.…
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Send us a Text Message. Is taking care of yourself selfish? This episode is about valuing self, overcoming perfectionism, and managing our words. Come join us on a journey of exploring questions that we wish God would answer from his Counsel from Above.
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Send us a Text Message. Greenbacks, Green with envy, and Marijuana Green will be our topics for this episode. How do we manage our money in our marriage? When is envy a problem? Can a Christian use marijuana and be right with God? These are our topics as we consider God's counsel from above.
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Problems in Marriage with special guests Dr. Mark and Stephanie Finton
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Dr. Mark and Stephanie Finton join me to tackle three questions about marriage, disappointment, and arguing. With many years of experience as a counselor and 30 years of marriage the Fintons provide great insight and advise to help us make improvements in our marriages. Come along for the ride as we have a fe…
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Send us a Text Message. This episode centers on questions that kids ask parents. I had four parents reach out to me to talk about situations and questions their kids are facing. These questions center on helping our kids see the benefit of the Christian life. Come and join us as we consider how to help our kids draw close to God and listen more to …
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Depression, Trauma, and Doubt with special guest Kip Green
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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever wondered when it was time to go see a professional? Have you ever wanted to know who might be the right person to talk with? In this episode Kip Green will be with me providing quality information about when and how to find professional help. We will also consider the way youth that have been abused are able to…
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Criticism, singleness, and life's problems
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Send us a Text Message. This episodes is a conglomeration of sorts of questions. We will be considering how to manage criticism, what to do when we are single, and why did God give us so many problems. Come join us on our journey of searching God's word and finding his Counsel from Above.
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we will focus on mental health. We consider three questions: How do we help someone that does not want our help? How do we manage our worry? What should I expect if I go talk to a counselor? Come join our journey together as we consider our mental health by listening to God's Counsel from Above.…
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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever felt depressed and wondered if you were sinning because you felt that way? This episode is about understanding the truth about depression and Christianity. Join our journey as we consider God's answer to depression as we focus on listening to his Counsel from Above.…
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Send us a Text Message. How do you create healthy boundaries with the in-laws? This and other question are answered in this episode as we consider how to leave and cleave, is premarital counseling necessary, and marital roles. Come join me as we seek out God's word for answers as we focus on His Counsel from Above.…
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Send us a Text Message. Raising teenagers is not easy. This podcast looks at questions related to raising teenagers. We consider the right time to allow our teens to make independent decisions, how we manage their attitude, and how to keep them pure in our sexualized world. Come join me on this journey as we work to listen to God's Counsel From Abo…
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Send us a Text Message. What questions do you wish someone would answer about addiction? Together we explore questions that we wish someone would answer. We will consider the definition of addiction, the stigma that is connected to it, the things about addiction that satan uses to draw us away from God, and what to do to help those that do not want…
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Send us a Text Message. This episode is a mixture of topics. The topics covered are about families knowing how to manage who should be allowed in their homes, managing the teenage brain, and sexual impotence in marriage. This episode is focused on listening to the things that God wants for our lives and lessons that we need to learn from his counse…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we think about the impact of losing a spouse, trouble fulfilling our role in the marriage, and marital conflict over children. So often we struggle to manage the many things that change in our marriage and sometimes we need to just step back and focus on what God wants from us and listen to His Counsel From A…
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Send us a Text Message. In this podcast we will be talking with Kip Green about the importance of family dinners, how to interact with those that identify as a furry and comparing the use of SEL to God's word. Kip is a counselor and minister that works as an elder, preacher, and Children's Home administrator. Join us as we explore God's direction i…
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Send us a Text Message. Dealing with people is a challenge that we face everyday. In this episode we consider ways to enter act with the lost, those trying to scam us, and our family that is estranged from us. We will consider our world view and how our view of people determines our interactions with others. Let us explore together God's way of con…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we focus on God's way to manage depression, the impact of trauma in our lives, and the lessons learned from the ACEs study. We consider together God's perspective in our lives as we focus on listening to God's Counsel from Above.
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Role of the church in our Family with Chris McCurley
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Send us a Text Message. The church is a gathering of imperfect people trying to be perfect and failing miserably. In this episode we are talking with Chris McCurley preacher and pod cast host of Dear Church to discuss the role of the church related to our relationships, resolving conflict, and teaching our children about relationships. Come with us…
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Peer Pressure with Special Guest Brady Honeycutt
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Send us a Text Message. Peer pressure continues to be a topic of interest that Satan uses to undermine our Christian life. In this episode my youngest son Brady Honeycutt will be providing his experience as a freshman in the second largest school in Missouri. We will consider the reason peer pressure is used, when it is the most impactful in our li…
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Parenting and Youth with Special Guest Wyatt Honeycutt
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Send us a Text Message. This episode is about raising children in this age and how to build a home that helps to promote godliness and mental health. Wyatt Honeycutt is our special guest. He provides up-to-date and a first hand look at what is like to be a teen in this time period. Join us as we discuss the parent child relationship, creating a hom…
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Send us a Text Message. Let's talk about sex. Satan is doing a lot of it so why not us. God has provided great information related to sexuality and we need to make sure that message is being presented. This podcast considers sextortion, pornography, and "The Talk." Make sure you listen to this podcast fully before you let your children listen to it…
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Send us a Text Message. Parenting is a frustrating job most days. Today we tackle three questions that parents have asked me related to their child. The questions consist of the changes that happen to our pre-teens, rebellious children, and what to do if/when our child identifies as being bisexual. These topics are topics that God provides the answ…
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Send us a Text Message. Have you every wondered if there is a wrong way to grieve? This episode will focus on processing suicide, supporting those that grieve, answering the question "does God hate me?". Let us explore God's word together and see what he wants us to know about the grieving process.
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Send us a Text Message. How often do we think we are crazy? How often do people call us crazy? This episode is about considering the struggles we have mentally, the use of medications, the difference between guilt and shame, and the relationship of mental health issues and our Christianity. Come join us as we explore God's direction as we seek the …
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