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Thus, the project is timeless because it rest in the hands of
God and we can trust in Him to guide our actions.

Further to this, timing is essential in the fulfilment of
God’s purposes as there is a season for everything. Eccle-
siastes 3: 1 & 17 “To everything there is a season, and a
time to every purpose under the heaven.” “And I said in
my heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked:
for there is a time for every purpose and for every work.”
In John 7: 6-8 Jesus makes it clear that his time hasn’t
come and therefore he couldn’t go to the feast. This didn’t
apply to the disciples. “Jesus said unto them, My time is
not yet come: but your time is always ready. The world
cannot hate you; but me it hates, because I testify of it,
that the works thereof are evil. Go ye up unto the feast:
I go not up yet unto the feast; for my time is not yet full
come.” In this passage Christ makes it clear that his time Nicolene Joubert, South Africa,
was set and he couldn’t yet go to the feast in Jerusalem, psychologist, Founder and head of
but this didn’t apply to his disciples. the Institute of Christian Psychology
(ICP) near by Johannesburg,
The above mentioned Scriptural time orientation beliefs Counselling Psychologist in private
guide our temporal focus to include the past, the present practice, Ph.D. in Psychology
and the future. We should live and work in the present from Northwest University ZA.
season and fulfil our God given purpose for this season. Specialized in trauma therapy and
We are also compelled to selectively build on what has the development of dissociative
been done in the fields of psychology, Christian soul care identity disorder. Prof Joubert is
tradition and various attempts to integrate Christian faith the founder and chairperson of the
and psychology. In building on what has been done we South African Society for the Study
include the past in our actions. All of this should be done of Trauma and Dissociation.
with eternity in mind, thus focussing on the future.

A deeper understanding of God’ perspective of time and
greater sensitivity for God’s timing and purpose in eve-
ry season is essential for the continuation of this project.
Gladly, as this project is rooted in the Rock of all ages,
time is on our side.

Reference:
Koltko-Rivera, M.E. 2004 The Psychology of World-
views. Review of General Psychology Vol. 8, No. 1, 3–58

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