There is no balance without boundaries. There cannot be physical, relational, or emotional health if there are no boundaries. When boundaries or limits are erased, there is chaos. The entire universe created by God is directed by limits He has set. What are boundaries? They are lines, both real and imaginary, that mark property, the…
Many of Jesus’ dysfunctional family members received restoration and were released from the chains that bound them to their past. What was the secret of men like Abraham, Jacob, and David? The secret was the following: To recognize the dysfunctional traits, the family carries It is good to look at our families with objective eyes,…
Nobody could have guessed that we would still be talking about the coronavirus and the stress it has produced in our society. Let’s see some steps to cope with the pandemic stress. What we thought was going to be temporary and would quickly disappear has come to stay, taking over 200,000 lives so far, and…
Do you know ways to move forward on the path to emotional maturity in adults? I am going to share some of them in this article. Have you ever seen a foal, or a calf being born? If you have not seen it in person, maybe you have seen it on the Discovery Channel. It…
Why do we develop our self-esteem? How could this post change the course of your life? How we feel about ourselves affects all aspects of our lives, including our job, love, or sex life, how we behave as parents, and how we relate to God. The influence that events in life will have on us…
Self-esteem is a fundamental human need. It cannot be minimized or annulled. It determines our ability to understand who we are in Jesus Christ and the potential we have if we discover our identity. But sadly, our sinful state, the traumatic experiences we have lived through, and the influence of the genes we inherited from…
What makes a person stand and face suffering and adversity, while others remain stagnant in the same place, unable to move forward when facing the crisis? The answer is a concept of positivist psychology: resilience. The definition of the word resilience could not be clearer, according to Boris Cyrulnik, who coined this concept. He said…
So, Let’s continue developing this very important topic. The first thing I want to do today defines what mental health is, to understand what is a mental disorder. The Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) defines it as follows: Therefore, mental Health is how a person thinks, feels, and, acts when facing…
Many stigmas revolve around the issue of mental health and those who suffer from mental health disorders. As a society, we tend to ignore and even reject what is a difficult topic for us to face. Mental illnesses are one of those topics. How much do we know about mental health? Do we know people…
Many people with mental illness are suffering discrimination in our churches because we are not prepared to deal with the silent disease. A few years ago, when I was returning from Tennessee from my daughter Jasmin’s graduation, Samuel’s (my youngest son) car had a noise in one of the tires. That noise had already been…
