Ed Welch says that all counseling is a variation on a single theme: knowing and praying for the counselee. Of all the questions the counselor might ask, then, the central guiding question in the counselor's mind is, "How can I pray for you?

God brings tests into your life because your faith in Him--your belief that He is in control and that He is good--can be proved only in times when life is hard.

When you say, I don't know exactly what God is doing, but I know he's in control that's evidence you're trusting Him.

When God promises, He's not saying, I'll try. He means, I can and I will.

You will never experience the fullness of joy you were created to know until Jesus Christ has first place in every area.

God owns the truth. The issue is our ability to derive truth apart from God's sufficient Word.

Praying is what confirms our true belief that we cannot succeed without God, and its absence confirms the exact opposite.