Ken Yabuki

Christian counselor with Asian American Christian Counseling Service; author of Why Bad Things Happen to Good People and What Can Be Done About It.

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Hi, Stacie. I was so happy to hear from you. You can always emailed me at [email protected].

Ken

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Hi, Stacie. I got your letter. I was so happy to hear from you. You can always email me at [email protected].

Ken

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Turn your worries into prayers w/ thanksgiving to the Lord; you will be surprised how the peace of God will sustain you (Philippians 4:6-7).

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Un-forgiveness keeps us under the grip of the offender; forgiveness helps us rise above it and sets us free.

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Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens. Be quick to listen and slow to speak (James 1:19). Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent (Proverbs 17:28).

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The more I become aware of myself being forgiven by God, the less critical I become of others' imperfections. I need to guard against my delusional thinking that somehow I have become perfect, no longer needing God's forgiveness.

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Prayer is not one-way conversation with God but an interaction between God and a believer, by which the believer is shaped to become more like Jesus.

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There is no shortage of bad news nowadays; we need a good dose of good news, such as "when sin abounded, grace abounded even more" (Romans 5:20).

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Without mutual submission no meaningful relationship can develop; this is especially true in marriage (Ephesians 5:21).

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The more I experience forgiveness for myself, the less critical I become of others.

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Letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death but letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace (Rom 8:6)

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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee because he trusts in thee (Isaiah 26:3).

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If you are a compassionate, non-judgmental disciple, it is bc Jesus/Holy Spirit is in control. Explains a lot, doesn't it?

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The Lord shows his "tough love" to us by not answering all of our prayers the way we want them answered.

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God gives us more when we become less of ourselves.

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Jesus told us to love our enemies. Sometimes our worst enemy is ourselves. It is difficult to love others when we hate ourselves.

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The Bible reminds us of the uncertainty of life on earth and the certainty of eternal life in Christ; a timely reminder in times like these.

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You will hear of wars and rumors of wars but do not be alarmed. Such things must happen but the end is yet to come (Matt 24:6).

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It is easy to lose hope when listening to the world news but as Christ followers we can claim, "Because He lives, I can face tomorrow."