Today’s Scripture is Proverbs 11:14
“Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”
Have you ever been to counseling? Have you been several times? The truth is that from time to time we could all grow from it.
Because of doing decades of counseling, both as a minister and in community settings, I have needed to know what to tell those who come for counseling. This week I asked myself what six things almost all counselors need to tell those who come. I answered that question from personal experience and with a little research. Here are those six things everyone needs to know: These are not in any special order, but just a list.
1. Change is a process. It doesn’t happen all at once. We have to work to know what to change and how to accept it.
2. You are not alone. Whatever you are going through, others have also faced. We can learn from others who have walked the same path and won the victory.
3. Asking is okay. The world doesn’t need more people who are too stubborn to ask others.
4. Boundaries are necessary. A child needs to know boundaries that are set by their parents and by society. Every, every human being needs boundaries in their life.
5. Growth involves discomfort. If you stay in your “comfort zone,” then you will never grow. Or if you do grow it will be very, very slow.
6. You can’t control everything. Learn to know the things which you cannot change and accept that fact and grow from there. Nobody always gets their own way, every time. Life does not work that way.
The sooner you and I accept those truths, (and others not listed here) the sooner we can work on being joyful.
Lonnie Davis