True Mental Health Model

Description

"And now abideth faith, hope, charity [love], these three; but the greatest of these is charity [love]." (1Co 13:13)


faith => hope => love [charity], where "=>" means "influences"


Physical, Mental, and Spiritual: wholistic integration, mental includes emotions (affects) and thinking (cognitions), spiritual includes relationships with God, others, and self


Orange Circle: the conscious mind (Pr 23:7 first part)


Circle Shadow: the unconscious mind (who can know it?)


The World (upper left): objective physical reality, the Creation (Ge 1:1), natural laws, evidence


The Lighthouse (upper right): God is Light (1Jn 1:5), Heaven's moral light, prayer / communion with God, God's word (the Bible)


The Church (lower right): the family of God, the body of Christ (Eph 1:22,23)


The Family (bottom center): as God designed it, the foundational social unit (Ge 2:18,24)


Humanity (lower left): the social world, one blood (Ac 17:26), the great commission (Mt 28:18-20)


Clasping Hands (left side of circle): faith (trust), beliefs, values, experience, mindset, worldview, identity


Heaven's Gate (top of circle): hope (attitude), expectations, self-efficacy, optimism, motivation, meaning/purpose, patience, thanksgiving, joy


Two Hearts (right side of circle): love (relationships), beneficial works as labors/fruits of love, charity, actions, pro-social behavior, helping, doing good, outcomes, self-esteem


Ripples of Puzzle Parts (bottom of circle): the wholistic ripple effect (1Co 12:26), upward spirals


The World Puzzle (inside circle): a person's developing Christian worldview, their sanctification/perfecting process


The Dove (inside circle): the indwelling Holy Spirit (Jn 14:17), the word of God (The Bible) (Jn 16:13), Christ in us (Col 1:27)


The Cross Configuration (formed by 7 icons): salvation (Ac 4:12), power (1Co 1:18), the mind of Christ (1Co 2:16)