Monday, February 18, 2008

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  Discipleship or shall I say Influence?

   

  I am taking a course entitled “difficult counseling issues” and while I have yet to finish the course, it is not what I would consider vigorous yet it is challenging. More and more in my life I am reminded that the most profound things in this world come so simply it makes us all seem as fools. Consider the weight of the law – the hundreds of commands - Israel had to follow to gain a right standing before God. Yet in eternity past they rejected their own salvation – by killing Him – their final sacrifice.

   

  So I say do we, as Christians, feel comfortable with rules and formulas. While I may do well in math, I doubt that I would succeed with the law. Considering discipleship – do we make it more complicated then it is? Did Christ have a formula or did He live with people? I will admit there is great responsibility in leading someone – but whether I purpose to or not I am influencing people – the question is am I influencing them toward Christ?

   

  I am training to be a counselor – unfortunately everyone thinks you should have all the answers – I don’t – and I don’t know any counselor who does (except for our great counselor). Dr. Gantz said “Its not that we are the experts and they are the broken people. As soon as we think we are experts we will loose the ability to commune with broken people.” How true is that – out of our humbleness God does great things with us. He went on to say that “counselors need to hunger for God as a broken counselor.” The question I had was how? He went on to speak about the need to be sensitive to the Spirit. “You cannot have a course that is called ‘how to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit,” as if He allows Himself to be treated that way. ‘Spirit Sensitivity 101.’ It comes from a broken counselor.”

   

  The battle reminds me of the battle in counseling realms over whether counseling should be problem focused or Chris centered. There is a difference worth the study but the truth is that before Christ “fixed” people He introduced them to Himself.

   

  Counselors, disciplers, influencers, Christians – the message is the same. It is not about a formula to get just right, a program to get through, a person to heal, or an answer to have. Very simple it is about walking with Christ and then walking with people.

   

  My mother was right…. Less is more

   

  Love God – Love people –Live Love

   

  A fellow traveler

   

  Christina 

   

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