Below are a couple of dozen short tips to Pastoral Counselling that might be useful for you!
The Need To Be Needed
Father, I willingly offered to help Anne when she was in a tight financial situation. However, instead of being appreciative, she blew up at me in public, accusing me of being condescending towards her. A few months later, I invited her family out for lunch. This time round, she hesitated instead of jovially accepting my invitation as she normally would have. I just couldn't take it any more, called the treat off, and walked away feeling terribly sore. Since then, our relationship has been rather cool, not like this before. I want to be freed from such feelings and behaviour...but Father, HOW?
Why do I feel so rejected when someone declines to accept what I offer freely? Why must they "tarik harga"? I don't want anything in return...but wait a minute...if that is true, then why do I feel so hurt when the other party actually says "No"? Doesn't Anne have a right to say "Yes" or "No" to me? Lord, please help me to understand myself first before I blame others for my infirmities. Show me why I need to be needed and heal me as You see fit, I pray.
For Meditation and Prayer:
Isaiah 53:4; Ephesians 4:29-5:2
Date | Title |
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31-Dec-2005 |
10 Tips for Lay Pastoral Counselling |
01-Aug-2005 |
Homesickness |
01-Jul-2005 |
Scatter Us, We Pray |
01-Jun-2005 |
Mingling with the Crowd |
01-May-2005 |
Gopeng Heart Cries |
01-Apr-2005 |
Handcuffed in Chow Kit |
01-Mar-2005 |
Poor and Afraid |
01-Feb-2005 |
Is It a Crime to be a Woman? |
01-Jan-2005 |
Do I Really Wish I Were Born a Man? |
01-Aug-2004 |
Practicality, Not Theology |
01-Jun-2004 |
Am I A Computer |
01-May-2004 |
Of Maids and Agencies |
01-Apr-2004 |
Trapped by Unknown Voices |
01-Mar-2004 |
Almost a Batterer |
01-Feb-2004 |
Grief |
01-Jan-2004 |
Why Cancer? |
01-Dec-2003 |
Submission To Domination |
01-Nov-2003 |
What's The Use of Higher Education |
01-Oct-2003 |
I Am A Mistress' Daughter |
01-Sep-2003 |
Mum Smothers Me |