Confronting sin in counseling requires me to listen to God for guidance in the session.
Importantly, maintaining a prayer life allows God to continue giving you wisdom,
knowledge, and understanding to confront sin. Additionally, one can look at the person's
attributional style. Psychologists mean the way people explain good and bad events in
their lives and the lives of others (McMinn, 2011, 159). Whether a person has an internal
attribution will help acknowledge the sin since they see the issues they are dealing with
are from choices in their lives.
Furthermore, if they have external attribution, they cannot see the areas they cannot
control. I believe that a person cannot see their actions can cause the issues they are
dealing with unless the sin confronts them. Morally can be a means for the counselor to
confront the sin to some degree. The critical aspect of confronting sin requires seeking
God, and He will give you the guidance needed in the sessions.
Delving into the methods for confronting sin such as silence, pondering, questioning,
direct censure, and not confronting evil. All these methods can be used according to the
individual, setting, and issue. The Holy Spirit will guide you on whether to use any or all
of the forms. As McMinn stated, "Choosing which approach to use in a specific
counseling situation requires discernment, wisdom, an understanding of the counseling
relationship, and self-awareness" (2011, 171).
Additionally, listening to the person will help choose the correct method; sometimes, not
confronting the person about the sin is essential. Gaging whether the person is open to
hearing about their sin requires paying attention to body language and verbally what they
say; again, not all clients will be Christians, which means choosing another approach or
dialogue to counsel the person. I have an open mind to use all the methods because
how will I know what will or will not work if I do not try it first.
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McMinn, Mark, R. (2011). Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling.
Carol Stream, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
