Mental Illness, Biblical Counseling

In a moderate sense, mental illness can be an abnormal personality trait; being over-emotional, extremely perfectionistic, overly suspicious, extremely moody, excessively shy, an explosive temper, unusually passive, criminal minded, always mentally tired, or always feeling inadequate. These can all be healed by the Lord as we become more like Jesus. The Lord says, "be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God" Romans 12:2. And "God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind" 2 Timothy 1:7.