Counseling from the Bible, Relying on Jesus

I am an advocate of counseling from the Bible, but I know of no system of Biblical counseling that is perfect. The imperfection lies not only in the people who counsel, but in methodology and theological assumptions as well. I have dealt with this in depth in my E-book, An Exquisite Grace. So I will not repeat that here. Recently I re-learned from experience that counseling issues are never black and white. Many Biblical counselors tend to treat them that way, but this is dangerous. Many of them contain elements of health issues, social history and many other factors. Reliance on the Holy Spirit as a Person is vitally important. Taking Bible verses out of context and using them in a cut-and-dried way is inappropriate and harmful. God's Word is written, but the Word is also a Person. Many people THINK they have the written part down pat, but they often don't know how to relate personally with the Person of Jesus Christ. Don't assume. Learn to relate to Him Person to person. Moses did. "The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend" (Exodus 33:11).