The saga continues that I’ve been writing about in this blog. I needed to have my car serviced yesterday morning and I took one of the books to read while I waited. The book gives the clinical side as well as the research behind the techniques I’m starting to learn for counseling. One of the case histories which was written about in the book triggered a memory I’ve stuffed for over 50 years. When it surfaced yesterday I knew it was to be no longer stuffed. Wednesday is one day when all three of us who started the counseling ministry meet with clients. So, I text the one who has been working with me on learning these new techniques to see if we had any common down time in the afternoon or early evening? We were able to align 30 minutes in the late afternoon. Not only was it a helpful time for me personally, it was a great time for me to find out what I should be doing when I use these techniques with a client. Even though I had more than 2 years of this done with me over 10 years ago, I wasn’t in the sessions to learn how to use them. I was experiencing the very purpose God gave man these tools so we could help one another to overcome.

I know I wrote that sometimes one reaches a point when we just want to relax with life. I’ll coast from here on out. Well, that just isn’t going to happen. I’m so glad God is so patient and kindly persistent. Next week I hope to begin the use of these tools with one of my clients. I sure never thought this would be what I’d do, but God had a different plan and now I am fortunate enough to get to live in this plan. It is so humbling and rewarding!