Abide Christian Counseling & Wellness

27/08/2024

Focus on what you can control. Trust Him with the rest! 🙌🏼

19/04/2024

Invest in what matters this weekend. John Delony

13/03/2024

08/03/2024

Every action you take is like casting a vote for the kind of person you want to become.
-James Clear

By the grace of God, we each have been given agency & ownership in who we are & how we live. Decide who you want to be as a person & the life you want to live. Then vote accordingly.

04/03/2024

Be intentional about what you allow to take up your emotional & mental bandwidth this week!

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.”
-Philippians 4:8

11/12/2023

Had a great time hanging with the men & women of City Rescue Mission this morning. Thankful for the opportunity to share the word with some amazing people at a ministry that’s been impacting the Jacksonville community for a long time.

28/11/2023

At Abide, we understand and see every day the impact that having a support system, guidance, and a safe space to share one’s struggles can have in times of crisis. It’s for this reason that we do everything within our power to work with anyone we think we can help, regardless of their ability to pay. This , we are asking you to consider coming alongside us and helping provide Biblically-grounded, professionally trained counseling to those in our community who need it but may otherwise not reach out for help due to an inability to afford it. We believe finances should never be a barrier to receiving help and care in times of need.

At this time, about 30% of Abide clients are receiving partial or full sponsorship from Abide due to a lack of resources. We do everything we can to serve and be there for these folks no matter what. So today, you have the opportunity to play a part in changing the trajectory of someone’s life. Please see the picture below and go to our website to get information about what we do! We would love it if you would consider giving to help us better serve those in our community who are going through hard times. You can give a one-time gift via the website or if you’re interested in monthly or regular sponsorship or just want more information, please give us a call or email daniel@abidejax.com!

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PS- If you would consider sharing this post to give others the opportunity to give, that would be amazing, as well!

23/11/2023

This Thanksgiving Day, let’s be intentional about being grateful for the things (and people) we sometimes take for granted.

Happy Thanksgiving from Abide!

10/11/2023

For anyone looking for books to help build or change habits during No Excuse November, here are 3 that I highly recommend specifically related to self-control and habit building. I read the hardcopy of Atomic Habits & listened to the other 2 via audible. (Full disclosure, I’m about 75% of the way through Discipline is Destiny). All 3 great reads that give sound, practical advice, as well as challenge & encourage some real introspection & soul searching. I’d love to hear from anyone that decides to give any of them a read, or has read them in the past! Let’s share this post & see if we can build some momentum & challenge some more of our friends to be a part & push themselves throughout the rest of the month! 

08/11/2023

No Excuse November!

Is there something specific in your life you’ve been wanting to change or improve? Is there an area you’ve wanted to challenge yourself in, but you just haven’t been able to pull the trigger? Or at the very least, you haven’t been able to do it consistently? You tell yourself “Starting Monday…” and then talk yourself out of it, procrastinate, or life just happens. If so, congratulations…you’re human.

We all face challenges in various areas of our lives, and there are specific aspects where we desire growth. For instance, you may want to establish or maintain healthy habits related to your physical well-being, such as diet, exercise, or sleep patterns but struggle to keep these habits in place. You may aim to implement and regularly follow spiritual disciplines but can’t get a good rhythm going. Or it could be finally taking the steps to reconcile an important relationship in your life. For some of us, the challenge might simply be building enough margin in our lives and setting healthy daily rhythms or finding a way to be fully present when we’re with the people who matter most to us. Oftentimes, there’s something deeper behind our inability or lack of motivation to make the choices or take the actions needed to experience growth in these areas. This frustration can come from self-limiting thoughts or beliefs, past trauma, or even from our own past failures or mistakes. Of course, for some of us, it’s just old-fashioned procrastination or lack of discipline.

Regardless of which of these camps you fall into, I think we can agree that we can all afford to challenge ourselves to grow in some area in our lives. Personally, I’ve deemed this month “No Excuse November.” This month, I’m not allowing my mind or my body to say no to the things that I need. The areas I’m specifically challenging myself in are implementing healthier sleep habits, building margin in my life that allows me to bookend my day with intentional time for myself and my family, getting my diet back on track, and re-establishing my gym routine of 4-5x a week. I’m doing this not as some self-affirming social media exercise or a “look at me” campaign. I’m taking on this month with the hopes of challenging myself and others to take a look in the mirror and hopefully a step towards becoming that version of ourselves that we know we were created and called to be. With that in mind, I’ll be posting regularly on this page my progress (and failures) throughout the month, as well as thoughts, scriptures, quotes, and content that I hope will encourage some of the folks who follow Abide to challenge themselves as well this month.

I’d love to hear from anyone else who’s willing to jump in and be part of “No Excuse November” and maybe even the areas you want to challenge yourself to grow! If you are someone who is struggling in any area of life due to some of those root causes I mentioned, such as past trauma, self-limiting beliefs, anxiety, depression, or any kind of life-controlling issue and I can help, please reach out. The Abide contact info is on this page or you can message. Regardless of whether or not that’s you, though, let’s all find an area we can challenge ourselves. Comment below what that looks like for you and share this post on your page to encourage others to take a step this month towards walking out the freedom and potential we were created to experience as followers of Christ!

08/09/2023

It’s still a work in progress, but the website is finally live! Check back here & on the website soon for articles, devotional content & more resources… But for now, if you want to book a session or just find out more about the heart of Abide & the services we offer, go check out the new site! And PLEASE SHARE!! 🙌🏼

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