Helping Your Family through PTSD
Ebook
Overview
Post-traumatic stress disorder is everywhere. It is increasing in regards to those who are being diagnosed with PTSD and those whom are ministering to ones with PTSD. The good news is that God speaks into the complexities of PTSD through Scripture and helps us orient ourselves and our families towards his purposes in PTSD. As you will see, God offers us perspective on how we should view PTSD and the trauma that started it all.
Top Highlights
“People suffering with PTSD need to know that God has a good plan in mind right in the middle of their suffering, not after their suffering, or before their suffering but in the middle of their suffering.” (source)
“anxiety flows from a heart that worries and seeks to control the wrong things” (source)
“Scripture often refers to hope as being formed in the furnace of adversity (Rom 5:3–4), kindled by the Scriptures (Rom 15:4), and applied by the Holy Spirit (Rom 15:13).” (source)
“The sufferer of PTSD needs to know that their hope is directed to a good God who does what he says, especially in the times of suffering that they may experience.” (source)
“The bottom line is that truth must guide feelings, or to say it another way: truth must interpret and direct feelings” (source)
“Any good Christian counselor knows that trauma
assaults the life of those who experience it and people can be
deeply marked by such a life-shattering experience. Often PTSD is
the diagnosis. Greg Gifford has done an outstanding job in both
breaking down the complexity of this problem and demonstrating how
the Bible provides substantive and lasting answers. This book is a
valuable help for both the counselor and the sufferer! I highly
recommend it to those who want real answers.”
—John D. Street, The Master’s University & Seminary, President,
Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC)
“Placing PTSD in the broader context of suffering, Greg Gifford
skillfully balances compassion for the sufferer with a relentless
commitment to Truth. This thoroughly biblical work draws on the
wisdom of the full breadth of the canon to set the reader’s sights
on a much higher pursuit than that of simple recovery: namely,
growth in Christ. Focused and refreshing! It’s a must-read for
anyone seeking to serve those suffering through PTSD.”
—Greg Smith, US Navy Chaplain and Lead Pastor of Grace on the
Ashley, Charleston, South Carolina
“In Helping Your Family through
PTSD, Greg Gifford shares a biblical
understanding of the experience of trauma, engages in a biblical
analysis of PTSD, and shows how to move toward traumatized people
with the care and wisdom of Jesus. This is biblical counseling at
its best.”
—Heath Lambert, Associate Pastor, First Baptist Church,
Jacksonville, Florida
Product Details
- Title : Helping Your Family through PTSD
- Authors:
- Gifford, Greg
- Babler, John
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Publication Date: 2017
- ISBN: 9781498242752
Greg E. Gifford is Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling at The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, California. He is a former US Army Captain, and certified biblical counselor.