Whether a person is married or not, sometimes they just need to deal with some personal issues that are hindering from growing spiritually and affecting their ability to live a godly life. This “emotional baggage” they are carrying is weighing them down. In the book of Hebrews 12:1, the writer exhorts its readers to “lay aside very every weight, and the sin which ensnares or entangles us and run with endurance the race that is set before us.” It’s difficult to run when we have things that weigh us down or habits, patterns and attitudes that entangle us in sinful thoughts or activities. It could be a situation where in their past they opened a door which still gives Satan an opportunity to gain a foothold in their life. Counseling can help identify what opened the door so a plan can be developed to close it and prevent
Satan from using it against them.

When a person begins to identify problem personal issues and gets them out on the table, they can be examined from God’s perspective and the person can receive counsel on how to let go of things from the past; finding a way out of the bondage of unforgiveness, and overcoming feelings of anger, rejection, low self esteem, and self worth. To experience the joy of the Lord because they finally see themselves as God sees them--as a valuable and worthwhile child of God whom He loves very much. Enough to send His only Son to die on the cross. They can come to believe that they are so precious in God’s sight that if they were the only person living on earth, Jesus Christ still would have died just for them. That’s pretty awesome when you think about it.