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Forum “Guidance

Through the
Any linkage should emerge in the counseling process.The therapist as- Holy Spirit
sists the client to search themselves for the causes of their own darkness
and to reach for the light. During the
Counseling
Furthermore, from experience, the work of the Holy Spirit is “person-
centred” rather than “other-centred”.In other words, Holy Spirit guidance or Therapy
is directed toward our personal roles as therapists rather than at the Session:
“other” or client - for example, when mistakes have been made or impas-
ses reached, the Holy Spirit may respond to a therapist’s silent prayer by Blessings and
gently revealing points of error or suggesting other approaches. Refer-
ring back to my own “therapy”, soul-searching revealed that recent harsh Problems”
experiences had crushed me.My soul required building up rather than
subjected to a therapist’s “word from God” and a search for a demon of
pride.For the therapist, maybe the Holy Spirit’s role would have revealed
the dangers of the thought reform in her practice or suggested ways that
she could more fully walk in the Spirit herself.
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7 Galatians 5:16.

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