Hey God,
im burnt out. teaching is kinda fun and fulfilling, but it's also a little overwhelming. i dont get how ppl are supposed to work full time for life. i dont get why it's so expensive to survive. i have so much stuff to pay off and i hate being consumed thinking about money or the lack there of. I know u said first seek your kingdom and all these things will be added unto you. I mean.. i get.. im supposed to put u first and trust you. but honestly, im having a hard time with that. im not sure what im supposed to do anymore. I feel like you haven't given me much direction lately. Can u like send me an email please. i dont know which way to go. So im jus treading water trying to wait for some big epiphany. I don't think i can live very long by doing just any job that doesn't seem fulfilling, or is too stressful. it sucks the life out of me and makes me physically ill. anyways.. please help me find something i enjoy, honors you, helps others, pays the bills and wont kill me.
Father God,
Sometimes i still find myself searching for my identity. I thought i knew myself well before, and well lately i don't really like the person i am. I know ultimately my identity is in you. Sometimes i feel like i just lose conviction. Most days i forget to include you or don't really "live" for you. I pray for your will to be done, but i still need to grow more in faith i guess. i love when i get to spend quality time with you. Sometimes it doesnt seem easy with everything so distracting. i feel like my selfishness is my greatest idol. i want to love and obey you. i want to grow in my desire to minister and help others. help me to trust and abide in you daily.. you're my daily bread, and it's you that truly satisfies.
Thank you for reminding me that you are always sovereign and always in control. You work all things for the good of those who love you. So please refine and strengthen me. Use me for your will. Use me to minister to others and to share your love. Overflow me with your love that i cant contain it. sometimes i trip out when i think about how.. responsible and awesome you are. I mean.. u like never screw up, and do everything right.. sometimes u seem really mysterious and so metaphysical. and other times you feel so present and so alive and empowering. im glad ur always sovereign. i wish my faith was more consistent and not based on jus how i feel. help me to be more disciplined, like way more disciplined. uhh help me to be purposeful and not grow lukewarm. may u be the center of my life. synchronize my heart with yours so i can receive all that you give. oh and please heal me from any pain i still lug around. pls heal my mom cuz shes sick. help me to be a better son. help me to be more others minded.
God, I pray that this week i'd find all my delight in you. You're my treasure and my deepest joy, help me not to forget that. Teach me the things i think i already know. Remind me that you're my first love. Nothing can separate me from your love. How wide, how long, how high, how deep is your love? you never stop loving me, even in my sin Lord. Your grace is just mind blowing. i dont deserve it. there's nothing greater than just spending time with you, and yet i wonder why my heart is so prone to wander. Help me to remain in your love and to abide in you.
Remind me the power of your saving grace, amazing love, and the gospel of salvation. You are the Way, Truth and Life. You're my everything, my all in all. help me to love you, love others, and even myself rightly. Fill me with contentment, patience, and gratitude. You deserve all glory, honor and praise. thank you for your presence and your unending love.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
What Matters Most
jus wanted to share this..
A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up the remaining open areas of the jar.He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”
“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – (GOD), your family, your partner, your friendships, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else, the small stuff.”
“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party, or fix the disposal.”
“Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”
A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up the remaining open areas of the jar.He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”
“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – (GOD), your family, your partner, your friendships, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else, the small stuff.”
“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party, or fix the disposal.”
“Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
The Fault in Our Stars
"I'm in love with you," he said quietly.
"Augustus," I said.
"I am," he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. "I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you."
-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
"Augustus," I said.
"I am," he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. "I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you."
-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
Thursday, May 22, 2014
love yo self
When you think about yourself, do you like yourself? For awhile I hated myself. I had a low view of myself. I saw myself through very negative lens. I had a negative self talk, which does me no good. I was very angry at myself. very angry.. I still struggle to forgive myself and move away from obsessive guilt. i wrestle with myself daily. and i still seem to stumble over myself. But I'm starting to see the value of changing the way i think about myself. It's not about if we'll face trials, mistakes and failure. It's about choosing how we'll respond to them.
Monday, May 19, 2014
memorizing scripchur
I wish there was an audio bible in john piper's voice. so soothing, lol. Last week, I had a co-worker recite 3/4ths of Romans ch. 8 from memory. He said it took him almost a year. he was reciting it word for word as i followed. It really blew my mind. It inspired me to start memorizing scripture. The Navigators came up with this book that includes 64 bible verse memory cards in different translations. It's cool cuz u can easily stick a few cards in your wallet, and practice one or two a week.. I've had friends that could quote verses like nothing. And it was honestly very useful for ministering to others and for meditating on those passages.
There's a few references in scripture where people are eating a scroll and digesting God's word. Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Since i've kinda already failed at reading the entire bible in a year, and doing daily devotions, i think I'm gonna switch to trying to memorize a few verses. even tho my memory sucks. I can't believe ppl back in the day could memorize the entire torah and psalms.
I once asked my professor. I feel bad that i don't read a lot of the bible that often. He said, "It doesn't say anywhere we're supposed to read a bunch of scripture. We're told to meditate on scripture day and night." So even if we don't pray for a bunch of hours or read a bunch of chapters everyday, we can still listen and wait on God. We can meditate on his word and abide in him. It's not about Doing a bunch of spiritual disciplines to please God. It's about simply Being with God and enjoying his presence.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Forgiveness
I struggle to forgive myself. As Christians we acknowledge that God has forgiven all our sins by the atonement of Jesus Christ. but yet we often struggle to forgive others and ourselves. There's a verse somewhere that talks about "forgive as you have been forgiven." Maybe it's the parable of the unmerciful servant?
I have a difficult time letting go, moving on, and forgiving myself. even the frozen girl knows to "let it go". mm.. ok i wont use that joke again. I find that i can be very obsessive in my thoughts, which cause negative emotions to stir in me. I usually condemn myself, punish myself and have a very negative self view of myself. I've even come to the point of hating myself. which is the opposite of loving one's self. i don't think i love myself. so that's something to work on.
We're taught to love God, others and ourselves. Love keeps no record of wrongs. Yet i hold so many failures against myself. This lingering unhealthy guilt seems to cause my heart to ache everyday. I know i deserve wrath and punishment. Even tho I see God's grace available, i often figure i should punish myself. I reflect too much on my past mistakes, and it seems to dictate my mood in the present.. sometimes I feel like lady macbeth (minus the lady), where she's sleepwalking trying to wash blood stains off her hands again and again. and yet her conscious jus can't seem to find rest.
I have a difficult time letting go, moving on, and forgiving myself. even the frozen girl knows to "let it go". mm.. ok i wont use that joke again. I find that i can be very obsessive in my thoughts, which cause negative emotions to stir in me. I usually condemn myself, punish myself and have a very negative self view of myself. I've even come to the point of hating myself. which is the opposite of loving one's self. i don't think i love myself. so that's something to work on.
We're taught to love God, others and ourselves. Love keeps no record of wrongs. Yet i hold so many failures against myself. This lingering unhealthy guilt seems to cause my heart to ache everyday. I know i deserve wrath and punishment. Even tho I see God's grace available, i often figure i should punish myself. I reflect too much on my past mistakes, and it seems to dictate my mood in the present.. sometimes I feel like lady macbeth (minus the lady), where she's sleepwalking trying to wash blood stains off her hands again and again. and yet her conscious jus can't seem to find rest.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Trust II
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Heb. 11:1
There was a sitcom called the Brady Bunch. Their intro song is still embedded in my mind. Anyways.. in one episode the Father was working on some blueprint plans in the living room. Marcia couldn't see it from afar. So she tiptoed closer and closer until she could see them over his shoulder. As we draw closer to our Heavenly Father, we also get a better view of His plans for us.
Much of his foundational/ general will has already been revealed to us in His word. He wants us to come to Christ. He wants our hearts. In regards to His specific will, sometimes He chooses to not let us know it all. It requires us to trust and take daily steps of faith. It's okay to not know where we'll be ten years from now. it's ok not to know.
I used to think that verse Isaiah 55:9, "His ways are higher than our ways, and his thoughts are higher than our thoughts," was just a cop out answer to not understanding his divine mysteries. But really.. it's about trusting that God knows best and has the best plans for us. You know that Jer. 29:11 verse everyone quotes about, "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future..?" like yeah he does.. but we kinda skip the verses like right before that, that talk about how God carried his people into exile and captivity in Babylon for seventy years!
Sometimes kicking us outside of our comfort zone, suffering and trials are part of His sovereign will. He allows these things so that we can acknowledge and repent of our sin / idols. And in this sanctifying process He purifies us, strengthens us, and grows us closer to the likeness of Christ. God's plan is for us to pursue holiness and righteousness. That's so much easier said then done. But that's why we need to depend on the Father, Son and Holy Spirit to help us.
Question.. is it possible to place our hope and trust in God for things that we're not quite sure he'll do? like.. i know we can place our faith in knowing God will bring about his promise of salvation. but like what about things we don't know if he'll do or not. im tryin to learn to trust God with my past, present and future. trying to trust that God will make me be the person he's called me to be. i realized that ive been putting a lot of my faith in myself and not really in God's power. God always can, but it doesn't mean he will.
And if God doesn't quite heal and restore a friendship in the way i'd hope for, provide in the way we expect, or reveal detailed plans of our future, then he reminds me that everything will be okay anyway. Even when things suck.. God is still good. i've made some really immature and stupid mistakes lately, because i think i can solve problems on my own. i get frustrated when i can't fix something or make things right. not being able to reconcile with someone interrupts my sense of peace. like.. when someone's made at u or hates you, u jus feel like u suck as a person. when we hurt ppl, we usually feel guilty. And sometimes friendships take a long time to heal, or they just poop out completely. but God reminds me that his grace is greater than my sin. He can repair things that we can't. and again, even if things don't work out, we know that God is still with us and that he can give us peace even in the midst of loss and brokenness.
Our future doesn't need to be dictated by our past. We can choose to live more abundant and joyful lives by trusting God. We can be as close to God as we want to.. it's jus a matter of seeking him with all our heart, soul and strength. We'll all make our handful of stupid mistakes, we'll all have heartache and pain. But these are opportunities to trust that God is still God. God doesn't necessarily want to jus give us easy lives. He wants us to grow. actually.. he really just wants our heart. so he reveals sin and idols in our life, and then draws us back into fellowship with him. what a loving and patient God. so full of grace.. The more we see our ugly sins. The more beauty i see in God's grace.
i guess when u really do reach the very end of yourself, God reveals himself as our answer. he's patient like that. he shows us that we jus crash and burn when we do things on jus our sheer efforts. and then he waits till we're ready to come to him. im tired of living on my own willpower. God showed me that i need to jus give up my own chaotic efforts, and just surrender, trusting that God's ways are better than my ways. i realized that i really do need to begin trusting God in all areas of my life.
dear papa God
uhm.. i know ive been a little absent lately, but i miss how i used to be closer to u. i kno i kinda ran off in my own direction, but please draw me back. remind me of ur super awesome love. mm.. could u also pls help fix the things i broke? please heal those ive hurt. help me to be more faithful and to trust you in all things. help me to surrender my selfish desires, and submit to your will. God i really screwed up, help me to live with my consequences. help me to learn from my mistakes. restore my heart and soul. i want to make you first, but i struggle to do that daily. remind me of my need for you, and that it's u that ultimately satisfy me. God.. im so lost without you. speak to me father. block out all the other noisy distractions in my head. Be with those i care about, and also the people i dont really pray for much too. help me to love and become selfless. i want to pray in stronger faith and confidence, knowing that you listen to my supplication request. help me to lay down my life and my stubborn pride. God give me peace of mind, i usually get too many thoughts floating around cluttering my quiet times. pls give me self-control and discipline to be better. help me to be okay even if things aren't really okay. help me to be more Christ centered instead of being so chris centered. please fill me with joy, give me spiritual rest and energy to get through each day. help those who are hurting, who are hungry or lonely. Could you help strengthen my faith and remind me that your there sometimes? help me to trust u even when i cant always sense ur presence. sorry im asking u for so much, i jus really need u back as the center of my life. so yah.. thanks for being awesome
There was a sitcom called the Brady Bunch. Their intro song is still embedded in my mind. Anyways.. in one episode the Father was working on some blueprint plans in the living room. Marcia couldn't see it from afar. So she tiptoed closer and closer until she could see them over his shoulder. As we draw closer to our Heavenly Father, we also get a better view of His plans for us.
Much of his foundational/ general will has already been revealed to us in His word. He wants us to come to Christ. He wants our hearts. In regards to His specific will, sometimes He chooses to not let us know it all. It requires us to trust and take daily steps of faith. It's okay to not know where we'll be ten years from now. it's ok not to know.
I used to think that verse Isaiah 55:9, "His ways are higher than our ways, and his thoughts are higher than our thoughts," was just a cop out answer to not understanding his divine mysteries. But really.. it's about trusting that God knows best and has the best plans for us. You know that Jer. 29:11 verse everyone quotes about, "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future..?" like yeah he does.. but we kinda skip the verses like right before that, that talk about how God carried his people into exile and captivity in Babylon for seventy years!
Sometimes kicking us outside of our comfort zone, suffering and trials are part of His sovereign will. He allows these things so that we can acknowledge and repent of our sin / idols. And in this sanctifying process He purifies us, strengthens us, and grows us closer to the likeness of Christ. God's plan is for us to pursue holiness and righteousness. That's so much easier said then done. But that's why we need to depend on the Father, Son and Holy Spirit to help us.
Question.. is it possible to place our hope and trust in God for things that we're not quite sure he'll do? like.. i know we can place our faith in knowing God will bring about his promise of salvation. but like what about things we don't know if he'll do or not. im tryin to learn to trust God with my past, present and future. trying to trust that God will make me be the person he's called me to be. i realized that ive been putting a lot of my faith in myself and not really in God's power. God always can, but it doesn't mean he will.
And if God doesn't quite heal and restore a friendship in the way i'd hope for, provide in the way we expect, or reveal detailed plans of our future, then he reminds me that everything will be okay anyway. Even when things suck.. God is still good. i've made some really immature and stupid mistakes lately, because i think i can solve problems on my own. i get frustrated when i can't fix something or make things right. not being able to reconcile with someone interrupts my sense of peace. like.. when someone's made at u or hates you, u jus feel like u suck as a person. when we hurt ppl, we usually feel guilty. And sometimes friendships take a long time to heal, or they just poop out completely. but God reminds me that his grace is greater than my sin. He can repair things that we can't. and again, even if things don't work out, we know that God is still with us and that he can give us peace even in the midst of loss and brokenness.
Our future doesn't need to be dictated by our past. We can choose to live more abundant and joyful lives by trusting God. We can be as close to God as we want to.. it's jus a matter of seeking him with all our heart, soul and strength. We'll all make our handful of stupid mistakes, we'll all have heartache and pain. But these are opportunities to trust that God is still God. God doesn't necessarily want to jus give us easy lives. He wants us to grow. actually.. he really just wants our heart. so he reveals sin and idols in our life, and then draws us back into fellowship with him. what a loving and patient God. so full of grace.. The more we see our ugly sins. The more beauty i see in God's grace.
i guess when u really do reach the very end of yourself, God reveals himself as our answer. he's patient like that. he shows us that we jus crash and burn when we do things on jus our sheer efforts. and then he waits till we're ready to come to him. im tired of living on my own willpower. God showed me that i need to jus give up my own chaotic efforts, and just surrender, trusting that God's ways are better than my ways. i realized that i really do need to begin trusting God in all areas of my life.
dear papa God
uhm.. i know ive been a little absent lately, but i miss how i used to be closer to u. i kno i kinda ran off in my own direction, but please draw me back. remind me of ur super awesome love. mm.. could u also pls help fix the things i broke? please heal those ive hurt. help me to be more faithful and to trust you in all things. help me to surrender my selfish desires, and submit to your will. God i really screwed up, help me to live with my consequences. help me to learn from my mistakes. restore my heart and soul. i want to make you first, but i struggle to do that daily. remind me of my need for you, and that it's u that ultimately satisfy me. God.. im so lost without you. speak to me father. block out all the other noisy distractions in my head. Be with those i care about, and also the people i dont really pray for much too. help me to love and become selfless. i want to pray in stronger faith and confidence, knowing that you listen to my supplication request. help me to lay down my life and my stubborn pride. God give me peace of mind, i usually get too many thoughts floating around cluttering my quiet times. pls give me self-control and discipline to be better. help me to be okay even if things aren't really okay. help me to be more Christ centered instead of being so chris centered. please fill me with joy, give me spiritual rest and energy to get through each day. help those who are hurting, who are hungry or lonely. Could you help strengthen my faith and remind me that your there sometimes? help me to trust u even when i cant always sense ur presence. sorry im asking u for so much, i jus really need u back as the center of my life. so yah.. thanks for being awesome
Sunday, April 27, 2014
strengths finder
here's a book i'd recommend. It's called Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath. It helps find your top strengths.. go figure.. i'd say it's pretty accurate., cuz the test thingy comes with it.. i think a lot of my strengths have to do with trying to help others. 1,3&5 are contemplative and try to connect patterns for solutions.. while 2&4 are strengths that try to support others. so i guess counseling is something i probably would enjoy. The book focuses primarily on how one deals with working with others, career ideas, relational tendencies, and how one handles problems.
my top 5 are,
1) Strategic -People who are especially talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
2) Restorative -People who are especially talented in the Restorative theme are adept at dealing with problems. They are good at figuring out what is wrong and resolving it.
3) Deliberative -People who are especially talented in the Deliberative theme are best described by the serious care they take in making decisions or choices. They anticipate the obstacles.
4) Relator -People who are especially talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.
5) Ideation -People who are especially talented in the Ideation theme are fascinated by ideas. They are able to find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Trust
Things don't always go the way we plan. Things seem to happen a lot differently than our ideal hopes and expectations. A pretty important doctrine in scriptchur is this thing called faith. I guess the reason im blogging about this is because every area of my life seems to come down to faith. Faith is belief manifested. Faith played out in our life looks like trust. I think my theme for this season is trust.
If you're honest about it, we spend most of our days trusting in ourselves. We look to our own interest and fill our selfish desires before we consider God's plans. I guess i've been asking myself, have I really been trusting God? Has he been first in my thought life? I mean, yeah we trust God for our salvation and in the power of his grace. But do we trust God with our future? our finances? our relationships? our insecurities, fears or pain? More times than not we turn to ourselves to try and fix our problems, or to try and make things the way we want it. We turn to idols and distractions to try and cope. Sometimes things are simply out of our control. And we just need to let go and let God.
If you're honest about it, we spend most of our days trusting in ourselves. We look to our own interest and fill our selfish desires before we consider God's plans. I guess i've been asking myself, have I really been trusting God? Has he been first in my thought life? I mean, yeah we trust God for our salvation and in the power of his grace. But do we trust God with our future? our finances? our relationships? our insecurities, fears or pain? More times than not we turn to ourselves to try and fix our problems, or to try and make things the way we want it. We turn to idols and distractions to try and cope. Sometimes things are simply out of our control. And we just need to let go and let God.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
counseling 101
avoid trying to share your own experiences and offering quick fix solutions. the goal is to direct them to God and not necessarily solve their problems. by focusing on soul care and growing closer to God, they may come up with their own right answer that works for them
1) Active Listening / 3 Ears
1) Active Listening / 3 Ears
this is kinda hard to do. usually we're already pondering
what we want to say instead of really listening to what someone's expressing.
We need 1 ear to listen to what is being said, 1 ear to listen to what we may
be internally sensing/observing, and 1 ear to listen to what the Holy Spirit is
speaking. Listening is also a ministry of presence. it allows you to walk and
be in their pain with them, acknowledging and affirming that their trial or
pain is significant and difficult to deal with.
2)
Concrete Questions
Sometimes we immediately think we understand their
situation, when their experience could be much different from ours. Asking for
more information using Who, What, When, Where, and How (not Why) questions can
help others share more about what their dealing with. These open ended
questions invite others to continue telling more specific details. It could
help reveal more of their thoughts, feelings, values, attitudes, perspectives,
assumptions, expectations, needs, etc.Or they can help them to think about
something they haven't given much thought to. It also focuses the attention on
the one sharing, rather than on the similar experiences of others.
3)
Compassion Statements
mm.. oh yeah..
compassion statements are really just Reflecting back their content to show you
understand. You wanna pick emotion words to try and guess to how they might
feel. You also want to match the intensity of their feelings. Instead of
saying, you must feel a little hurt, it may be more appropriate to say that
must have made you feel really devastated or disappointed. basically jus don't
undermine people's feelings.
The structure of a compassion statement is something like,
"I wonder if you feel ________ because __________" or
"It sounds like you feel ________ because _______."
"I wonder if you feel ________ because __________" or
"It sounds like you feel ________ because _______."
ie.
"It sounds like you've been feeling a little anxious
lately because you haven't received your test back yet. is that right?"
"I wonder if you
feel conflicted because you're not quite sure if you should eat at jackn the
box or taco bell. Is that close?"
and then u also want to ask for confirmation to see if your
statement is close to how they feel or not.
4)
relationship, realization, responsibility
mm... relationship is showing empathy, building trust,
showing genuine interest and soul care. realization the "Aha!" moment
you want them to find themselves. It's helping them uncover Roots or pattens in
their past. what factors could be affecting their situation or behavior? it's
like searching / propping for what could be underneath the problem. responsibility
is helping them to change a false theological belief, perspective or wrong
thinking, and then encouraging their will to respond in faith. After hearing
them out, helping them to draw their own realizations, then can one offer
possible helpful suggestions.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
call of jury duty
so i got called for jury duty. it's my 3rd time. but the first two i was able to get excused cuz i was living in CA. I was resistant to go and was trying to think of a way to get out of it. They only pay you $30 + gas mileage for each day. Guess everyone hates it cuz it messes up their work schedule.
So i ended up being the first called to be on one of the 12 jury seats. There was a pool of about 70 other people. They all stayed and had to cram into a small court room. The judge then explained that the dude was accused of 2 accounts of attempted murder, possession of tons of firearms, breaking and entering, and theft. Everyone was silent, and was like.. daaaayum this is pretty serious! I think the guy is claiming he's not guilty and was using self-defense. And technically he's innocent until proven guilty. but with all those charges against him, it doesn't look so good.
So i ended up being the first called to be on one of the 12 jury seats. There was a pool of about 70 other people. They all stayed and had to cram into a small court room. The judge then explained that the dude was accused of 2 accounts of attempted murder, possession of tons of firearms, breaking and entering, and theft. Everyone was silent, and was like.. daaaayum this is pretty serious! I think the guy is claiming he's not guilty and was using self-defense. And technically he's innocent until proven guilty. but with all those charges against him, it doesn't look so good.
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