The four elements of deliverance counseling
COUNSELING IS BROKEN DOWN INTO 4 COMPONENTS IN A SEARCH FOR:
COSMIC EVIL DOORWAYS:
These are areas in a person's life which are giving or have given cosmic entities the right to enter or remain in the person. Unconfessed sins, ungodly soul ties, unforgiveness, holding cursed possessions (occult rings, etc.) and so fourth can give demons a right to inhabit and torment a person. These legal grounds are removed through repentance, renunciation, extending forgiveness, etc.
STRONGHOLDS:
These are basically incorrect thinking patterns in your mind. For example, if you think God is angry with you because you have committed the unpardonable sin, then you will feel like He is. This stronghold may open you to panic attacks, paranoia or obsessive compulsive behavior.
Strongholds are torn down in each session as we work together as you reprogram your mind to think differently. You might say that my approach to a stronghold is the enhancement of critical thinking capabilities. Together we destroy the strength of the debilitating thought.
RESTORATION:
Renewal is often required when counseling a client who has been abused, raped or has been exposed to a traumatic experience. Becoming whole is a working of the Holy Spirit and is received as a client is delivered from the inner hurt and pain from past experiences. Then the Holy Spirit comes in and heal those wounds. Forgiveness often plays a part in this releasing process. Oftentimes, self-forgiveness needs to be received as the client may be holding things against him or herself which must be released.
EXPULSION:
Casting out cosmic entities is where either devils or demons are confronted in Jesus' name and driven out of the client. After success in the first three stages, expulsion is often un-necessary. However, in some cases, directly confronting the powers of darkness cannot be avoided.
In a nutshell, in every case, our approach is basically the same: search for the hidden and the obscure, bring what we have found to the client's awareness; cause the client to recognize how he or she has been working against himself. If the client is born again, enable the client to stand against all of the fiery darts of the enemy's attack and counterattack. We have an open door policy with each of our former clients. We are available for questions, and will book a telephone counseling session for them within 48 hours.
