As I go into today I do so with a full counseling schedule. It is an odd feeling for each time I’ve had a break from them I have this anxious sense that I’m starting all over again as though I’ve never conducted one. I was journaling about this when I looked at my card that has the steps to take when we are in temptation. I hadn’t thought about this insecure sense as being a temptation. Yet, as I looked at the steps on the card, the one that hit me was Amputate. It was then that I realized this sense of insecurity is something Satan wants to grab ahold of and use it to cripple me into walking away from this ministry.

I took all of this to Jesus and for the first time thought deeply about my mind vs my spirit. The power to overcome evil is found in surrendering our spirit to God’s Holy Spirit. God is Spirit and His Holy Spirit is His Gift to us. It is in this power that we overcome temptations that want to own us. I’ve lived my life wanting my mind to be powerful to keep emotions under control. This very morning God was showing me that in surrendering my spirit to His Holy Spirit I can trust and believe that whatever I’m stepping into He is already there and those insecurities can easily be replaced with confidence that His Holy Spirit will lead these sessions.

Now, I smile as I conclude this blog. God is going to not only be present, but He will be the Counselor. I get to be His servant. WOW, our GOD IS AMAZING!