Stories from the Well
Recently, a mom contacted us with concern about her child who had just graduated from high school. The son was experiencing anxiety attacks of such magnitude that they were interrupting his sleep and preventing him from leaving the house for anything other than school or work. After 3 weeks of intense, focused sessions, he is now attending college, away from home, living in the dorms. On a recent visit he reported that the anxieties and fears he had been experiencing, though still present at times, are nothing of the magnitude they had been before his sessions. He continues to reread chapters in the book we gave him, The Search for Significance, and continues to grow in knowledge. He also has referred two clients to FreshWater.
FreshWater hosted it’s first Marriage retreat weekend in August. Prior to arriving in Stilwell, the couple had taken the Prepare-Enrich assessments. During their weekend here, we reviewed their assessment with them. We studied the strengths already present in their marriage relationship and discussed growth areas. The feedback from the couple has been great! They are applying many of the principles discussed. In their words, “It has really helped us!”
When God considers you, does He deceive Himself in some way or does He know who you truly are?
If He knows who we truly are, then why do we preface His understanding of us with phrases such as “in God’s eyes we are righteous” or “forgiven” or “loved” or “pleasing” and so on? Are we trying to say that God is not living in reality? That He is somehow involved in self-deception? Is He just some old grandparent type who wants to overlook the faults of His grandchildren? Either He really knows who you are or He doesn’t. Playing with words this way keeps us from experiencing the reality of who we are. It also dishonors who God is.
The second question is, If you think of yourself differently than God thinks of you, who is mistaken, you or God? How often do we allow our minds to overrule what God says is true? Keep in mind, you were made by and for God. He has placed within you needs that only He can meet. If we try to have these needs met by another person or persons, we will end up frustrated, angry, and unfulfilled.
Excerpt taken from ‘The Search for Significance’, by Robert S. McGee.
This is the primary book used with our clients.
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