“The Soul’s Conflict: Light in Darkness.”  

ISBN 978-966-651-600-1 

A workbook to help you if you desire... 

-Hope in the midst of inner struggles. 

-A spiritual mentor who will speak to your heart. 

-Meditations to help you grow in biblical thinking. 

-Short practical exercises to apply truth to your inner person.  

1. When you desire a wise guide to bring God's light into your darkness.
2. When it is difficult for you to maintain right thinking in the midst of personal struggles.
3. When you want brief practical projects that will help you focus on what is most important.
4. When - in pain, hopelessness and despondency - you tend to isolate yourself, and want a wise friend to speak to you.
5. When you want to maximize the benefit of regular counselling meetings with a pastor, wise friend, etc.
6. When you recognize that issues in your life are deeper than external change, and you want a resource that will help you renew your mind.
7. When you want a sensitive and compassionate helper to protect a mind that wanders into futility, snares and distress.
8. When you want a resource for practical spiritual growth that requires application of truth to your present life situation.
9. When you want a resource for intensive discipleship to use with a close friend who is committed to openness, spiritual growth and accountability.
10. When you want a resource for small group aimed at deep personal spiritual growth.
11. For use in 'self-counselling' where you focus on a particular problem area for a specific period of time.
12. For use as personal application projects in informal counselling with a wise Christian.
13. For use in formal counselling with a wise Christian in which your mentor can selectively use and oversee application assignments.
14. For use especially during the confusion, questions and difficulties of the early period of counselling when such structure and direction will benefit you.
15. When you want a fellow-traveller to walk with you on a path of personal growth and a season when you address specific areas in your life to bring about change.
16. When you are tempted to give up and not persevere to attain resolution of particular issues, either in self-counselling or counselling with another.
17. When you want a 'second voice' or another opinion from a wise spiritual mentor.
18. When you are overwhelmed with suggestions to read large books or embark on long projects, and want a resource that is brief yet rich in truth.
19. When you feel weak and unable to feed yourself from the Scripture.
20. When you want to learn for yourself how to apply Scripture to your life, weaning yourself from possible over-dependency upon others.

Ron Harris
July 2010

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