If you call our main number and receive a voicemail recording, you will hear my lovely wife's voice. She will say, "Thank you for calling GIFT where Grace for Individual and Family Therapy abounds." I'll be honest, when I listened to her as she made the recording, I was a little unsure. Then, as I let it roll around a little, it grew on me very quickly. You see, she really captured the essence of what we are about.
GIFT isn't just a nifty little acronym. It's also a word picture. God doesn't want us to get hung up in the pain and garbage that we usually do in this world. He wants us to find PEACE. He has peace ready for us. It is like a gift. The Bible talks about God's Grace as a gift. So, there's the nice tie-in. But what is grace? It's sometimes a difficult concept in our culture without adding in the Biblical, so with it, it can be a little hard to grasp. In essence, the main understanding of Grace in the Bible has to do with God choosing to forgive us for the things that we have done wrong. Why does He do this? Because He made us and wants to have a relationship with us. He wants to "hang out" with us. The Grace that makes up the first part of our name is very similar. Although we have worked hard to get good at what we do, and we use what we believe to be the best tools, we still don't take all the credit. God wants to see you whole and healthy. He wants you to be in your best health emotionally and mentally. Because of this, He has provided the means to find that health. That's His Grace. We believe you will find it when you come to us for Individual or Family Therapy.
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AuthorRev. Matthew Hogan is a Certified Temperament Pastoral Counselor, Licensed Pastoral Counselor and is a Professional Clinical Member of the National Christian Counselors Association Archives
March 2021
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