Redemption
Redemption: The recovery of what is promised.
God promises us His provision, inner peace, hope for the future, guidance, comfort, and grace, and so much more. He knows what we need. He promises that all of it is available to us.
Yet we find ourselves in hardship. Discouraged, disillusioned, and frustrated, we become anxious. We experience stress, we are depressed. Our relationships suffer. We lose our joy.
Biblical Counseling for men, women, and young adults.
Hello, I am Shirley Nelstead. I am a Biblical Counselor. I participate in regular supervision and consultation with CCEF Montana, an affiliate of Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF).
As a Biblical Counselor I help people to see their world with a different perspective. God’s Word, the Bible, promises that He will help us manage adversity in our lives and gain victory over our problems. We can learn together what God has to say about your situation, and how to receive His help to work through whatever is causing concern.
When I think of redemptive biblical counseling, it’s the idea that even in our darkest moments or biggest struggles, there is hope; a hope that comes from God. The Lord can take the hard things in our life and use it for our good and his glory. But, that takes time. While life may not be able to go back to how it used to be, God meets us where we are and holds our hand as we move forward together.
“Be still and know that I am God.”
~Psalm 46:10
Testimonials
“Your caring heart and desire to enter into the sorrow and challenges of the grieving are evidence of someone who has a call to counsel on behalf of the Great Counselor. No doubt your prayers on my behalf were heard and I was ministered to in deep ways.”
“I have worked with Shirley as my peer in counseling for many years. I admire her calm and peaceful demeanor, her patience and dedication to counseling, and her ability to access the Lord with and for the counselee. I always say that anyone would be lucky to have Shirley as their counselor .”
“Shirley Nelstead helped me through a most difficult time in my life. Her listening skills and wise questions coupled with sincere empathy enabled me to share my struggles. I felt comfortable, honestly sharing my struggles with her. I appreciated how Shirley wove scriptures to help me be guided in Truth. She presented different ways of interpreting how I might see situations in a different light. I really appreciated her wisdom. Her praying for me before and after our time together provided comfort to my hurting heart. I highly recommend Shirley as a wise, gifted and caring counselor.”
“My wife and I came to Shirley for marriage counseling due to a long period of poor and angry communication. We were distant from each other and contemplated continuing on. Shirley showed us how we needed to move forward in faithfulness, love, and service to each other. She brought to light a significant childhood theme in myself that impacted my view of God and my wife that bled into all my relationships. Shirley provided the intervention that our marriage desperately needed! We have new tools, skills, and a restored commitment to each other that has been missing throughout our entire marriage!”
