Thursday afternoons are my time to hang out with my counselor. The seminary has a deal with a local service, and we get to pay $10 for an hour of counseling. (Real people pay about $125 at this same center, so it is a good deal, right?) Every Thursday, I hang out with my counselor, then head to a coffee shop to read and process a little.
Sometimes I love it, other times...eh. My session today was perhaps the best I've had with him. I was sharing a lot, and was feeling very affirmed and heard. You know how that feels? When someone is really listening? Yes, I know it is his job, but he was really doing it, with his actions and his words.
Today, I was reminded how important and liberating the words "I hear what you are saying," when matched with authentic action, are. I am reminded that I am a follower of Christ, who has a Creator who hears and knows me and loves me completely. Psalm 139 is truth, and I have a great Counselor who has known me well.
My desire is to be reminded of the truth of God's hearing me, as well as the truth of loved ones hearing me, and in return, I want to be a person who truly hears God and others, in word, in action, and in truth. May the same be true for you, friends.
i'm smellin' what you're steppin' in... i have been dealing with some of the same things lately. it's so affirming to know that others love you, that God loves you, and that you are in God's favor. he wants us to drip in his favor until we're soaked in it.
Posted by: christina | February 09, 2006 at 11:48 PM