How God's Predestination Of His Elect Helps Us Overcome Shame by David Lee Chu Sarchet "For consider your calling, brothers, not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth....

How Nouthetic Counselors Misrepresent The DSM-5 by David Lee Chu Sarchet  Nouthetic Counselling is Not New DSM-5- The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illnesses As some of you may know, I have been following the teachings from modern Nouthetic Counselors very...

Dealing With A Narcissistic Person In A Romantic Relationship? GET OUT NOW!!! by David Lee Chu Sarchet Narcissism is very toxic for anyone, especially for people in romantic relationships. In this blog, I will be sharing my experience with someone...

Praying While Dealing With Voices by David Lee Chu Sarchet As someone who frequently hears voices and has intrusive thoughts, I find it really difficult to pray to God at times. Whenever I attempt to pray, I hear distracting voices...

My Testimony Of How Jesus Christ Saved A God-Hating Mentally Ill Rebel by David Lee Chu Sarchet When I say that I share a personal affinity with the Apostle Paul, I am not in any way saying that I am...

Christ's Grace Is Sufficient For The Mentally Ill by David Lee Chu Sarchet  For many people who struggle with mental illness, we do have a tendency to feel empty and unfulfilled in life. Some of us attempt to fix this...

Should You Trust Your Pastor For 1-On-1 Counseling If He Doesn't Accept Psychology? by David Lee Chu Sarchet While Nouthetic Counseling is growing in popularity within Reformed Christian circles, there are a number of pastors who do not accept psychology...

What Is It Like In Psychiatric Hospitals? by David Lee Chu Sarchet Before I get started on this blog, I would like to say that everyone's experience in a psychiatric ward will be a little different. So, please keep in...

Biblical Manhood & Mental Illness by David Lee Chu Sarchet  "Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong." -1 Corinthians 16:13  This Scripture has increasingly become more unpopular today. These days our culture likes to attempt to blur the lines...

The Resurrection Is The Only Hope For The Mentally Ill by David Lee Chu Sarchet "Then the other disciple who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand...

How Guilt And Shame Can Be Positive By David Lee Chu Sarchet Recently, I was challenged by one of my readers to write a blog on the different ways that guilt and shame can be positive. Since I am not...

The Doctrine Of Justification By Faith And Our Mental Health by David Lee Che Sarchet There is an infection that infiltrated many churches, regardless of denomination. This infection is called moralism. I say this is an infection because it is...

What Does It Mean That God Is Always Pleased With Christians? by David Lee Chu Sarchet Many Christians deal with intense feelings of shame. They feel shame over their past or even current sins they commit. In this blog, I...

A Letter To My Mania by David Lee Chu Sarchet Dear Mania,  This is a letter written out of love and hate. It is written out of love because I do enjoy the highs that you take me on. It is...

A Letter To My Voices by David Lee Chu Sarchet Dear Tom and Rita,  I am writing this letter to tell exactly how I feel about the two of you. The purpose in my writing this is to show other people...

10 Things Every Christian Needs To Know About Schizophrenia by David Lee Chu Sarchet Schizophrenia is a very complex mental disorder and there is a lot of ignorance surrounding it. In this blog, I will give you five facts that...

The 5 Ways Schizoaffective Disorder Makes Me A Better Man by David Lee Chu Sarchet Life has a way a throwing certain things in our way that cause us immense difficulty. Whether these things are tragic life events or character...

What Is True Love? by David Lee Chu Sarchet In a previous blog, I presented a compelling case establishing how unbelievers are incapable of real genuine love according to the Bible. However, the question that should be raised is, “Well,...

Do Unbelievers Love People? by David Lee Chu Sarchet Love is such a popular word in our culture. Everyone throws around the “L Word” so frequently that it has almost lost its meaning. People say they “love” their spouse and...

Psychiatry And Psychology Are Slavery Apart From Christ by David Lee Chu Sarchet  "Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those by nature are not gods. But now that you have come to know God, or...

"My Independence From The World Is Confinement To Christ"-Lydia Jane Chu Hereford-Sarchet  "Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves to whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death,...

In a previous blog titled Is Mental Illness Demonic? A Biblical Analysis Of Mark 5:1-20  , I clearly show how that passage is commonly misused in order to justify the claim that mental illness is demonic. I show how when people...

The 7 Life Lessons The Lord Has Taught Me by David Lee Chu Sarchet "Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life" -Proverbs 16:31  As some of you may already know, my birthday is on...

Forgiving God When You Are Diagnosed With A Mental Illness by David Lee Chu Sarchet (Note: This is not about God needing forgiveness, but how we deal with our anger) As some of you may already know, when I was originally...

Why Purity Culture Is Bad For Mental Health by David Lee Chu Sarchet In today's American Christian circles, there is a trend that is highly popular. This trend has been commonly referred to as Purity Culture. What exactly is Purity...

Top 5 Ways To Do A Reality Check When Dealing With Hallucinations & Delusions by David Lee Chu Sarchet When someone deals with Schizophrenia, it can be very challenging to distinguish reality from fantasy. I know for myself I...

Why Atheism Is Bad For Mental Health by David Lee Chu Sarchet Atheism is a worldview that is riddled with all kinds of fallacies. So it is amazing that so many people would willingly choose to believe such a ridiculous...

Does God Want You To Be Your "Authentic Self"? by David Lee Chu Sarchet There is much talk these days about people being true to themselves or being their authentic self. What people usually mean by this is that they...

A Christian Perspective On Britney Spears Coming Out As An Atheist by David Lee Chu Sarchet Recently, in an audio recording on 60 Minutes Australia, pop singer Britney Spears announced that she is now an atheist. Her reasoning for this...

Main Reasons Why Deliverance From Mental Illness Testimonies Are Dangerous by David Lee Chu Sarchet  There is a common ideology in this day and age that one can be delivered from mental illnesses. There is a plethora of videos on...

How My Schizoaffective Disorder Shows The Glory Of God by David Lee Chu Sarchet  "As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. And His disciples asked him, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he...

A Letter To My Depression by David Lee Chu Sarchet Dear Depression,  I have always despised you because dealing with you have always made my life really tough. I hate the days when I would wake up and I cannot get...

How To Combat Intrusive Thoughts Biblically by David Lee Chu Sarchet Intrusive thoughts is a common phenomenon that affects most people. But a lot of people do not know how to deal with them effectively. There are tons of advice...

Why Moralism Is Bad For Your Mental Health by David Lee Chu Sarchet There is a huge problem that has infiltrated the Christian church. This virus has even affected many Reformed churches as well. It is a shame how we...

Sanctification: Is It Synergistic or Monergistic? by David Lee Chu Sarchet  "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear...

Sanctification & Mental Illness by David Lee Chu Sarchet  "For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not...

The 5 Myths Christians Believe About Mental Illness by David Lee Chu Sarchet  In this blog, I will be addressing some of the most commonly held beliefs of many well-meaning Christians. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list...

No Condemnation For Those In Christ by David Lee Chu Sarchet "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." -Romans 8:1Tweet This verse has been the most liberating truth in my life. For those of us...

Christian Response To Freud: ID, Superego, And Ego Theory In Psychology by David Lee Chu Sarchet If you have had any kind of training in the discipline of Psychology, the chances that the name Sigmund Freud has come across your...

How The Gospel Addresses The Looking Glass Self Theory by David Lee Chu Sarchet If you have been through any kind of mental health service, the chances that you have encountered the Looking Glass Self Theory are pretty high. Even...

In today’s day and age, body dysmorphia is increasingly becoming more common, especially among those who are labeled Generation Z. What exactly is “body dysmorphia”? A simple definition is “a mental illness involving obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in...

My Fears Of Living With Schizophrenia by David Lee Chu Sarchet The purpose of this blog is to share with you what some of my fears of living with schizophrenia and how I deal with them. This is in order...

Why Are The Voices Always Negative? by David Lee Chu Sarchet A common question I normally get asked when I tell people about my hallucinations and delusions is: Why are they always so negative? This question used to haunt me...

Homosexuality & Mental Illness by David Lee Chu Sarchet  "So God created man in His image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." -Genesis 1:27  I would like to start this blog by acknowledging...

Psychiatry and Psychology Are Good Gifts From God by David Lee Chu Sarchet I understand that calling Psychiatry and Psychology "good gifts from God" is pretty controversial in many Christian circles today. I completely understand that many believers have a...

How Does God Heal Mental Illness? by David Lee Chu Sarchet  Before I get started on this blog, let me first say that I understand that this issue is very controversial and complex. There are some Christians (who are called...

A Biblical Case For Therapy by David Lee Chu Sarchet As some of you may know, I have been attending therapy services for many years. I have gotten a lot out seeing many different therapists from many different backgrounds. And...

Mental Illness & Lust by David Lee Chu Sarchet "...but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart." -Matthew 5:28  Now, before I get started...