I have
been reading and re-reading Ecclesiastes to start my day and its message has
been hitting me between the eyes.
Many of
you – and I say you as I am a theologian not a counselor – got into counseling
because you are fixers. As an INTJ, I am
a fixer too; that is the core of my personality type, looking at a problem and
finding innovative solutions.
You and
I want to see problems solved, people coming through hard times to wholeness,
God’s power on display to heal and restore.
People are on a road from one place to another, learning to be more
loving, to give more grace, to understand others better, and to handle
difficulties in a way that leads through them to greater health. And as a counselor, you are helping people
move from one place to another, a new place that is better than where they have
been in the past.
