Monday, July 12, 2010

Summer 2010

Helping our clients develop a healthy view of themselves is the primary mission of our ministry. Unfortunately, all kinds of negative life circumstances subtly deteriorate healthy ways we think about God, about our being and about others. Once our identity sinks to a low, everything from there on out is affected. So what is the answer to this predicament? I believe it’s in finding something greater than ourselves to believe in that can begin to transform our daily thinking. The “greater something” is the truth that comes from God and His Word displayed in the life of Christ through the His Spirit connecting with our spirit. When we find new truth for our spirit, and train ourselves in that truth, we will then slow our frequency of ‘lows’ in our life, slowing then begins the process of freedom. The scriptures below are just a sneak peek of what is true about you and every other person who finds this truth.

BECAUSE CHRIST IS IN ME:

I AM ACCEPTED
John 1:12 – I am God’s child.
John 15:15 – I am Christ’s friend.
Romans 5:1 – I have been justified.
1 Corinthians 6:17 – I am united with the Lord. I am one spirit with Him.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – I have been bought with a price. I belong to God.
1 Corinthians 12:27 – I am a member of Christ’s body.
Ephesians 1:1 – I am a saint.
Ephesians 1:5 – I have been adopted as God’s child.
Ephesians 2:18 – I have direct access to God through the Holy Spirit.
Colossians 1:14 – I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins.
Colossians 2:10 – I am complete in Christ.

I AM SECURE
Romans 8:1-2 – I am free forever from condemnation.
Romans 8:28 – I am assured that all things work together for good.
Romans 8:31-33 – I am free from any condemning charges against me.
Romans 8:35, 37 – I cannot be separated from the love of God.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 – I have been established, anointed, and sealed by God.
Colossians 3:3 – I am hidden with Christ in God.
Philippians 1:6 – I am confident that the good work that God has begun in me will be perfected.
Philippians 3:20 – I am a citizen of heaven.
2 Timothy 1:7 – I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.
Hebrews 4:16 – I can find grace and mercy in my time of need.
1 John 5:18 – I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me.

I AM SIGNIFICANT
Matthew 5:13-14 – I am the salt and the light of the Earth.
John 15:1, 5 – I am a branch of the true vine and a channel of His life.
John 15:16 – I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit.
Acts 1:8 – I am a personal witness of Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:16 – I am God’s temple.
2 Corinthians 5:17-20 – I am a minister of reconciliation for God.
2 Corinthians 6:1, 1 Corinthians 3:9 – I am God’s co-worker.
Ephesians 2:6 – I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realm.
Ephesians 2:10 – I am God’s workmanship.
Ephesians 3:12 – I may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me

Taken from The Bondage Breaker by Neil T. Anderson

Additional scriptures to study:

Titus 1:2
Numbers 23:19, 20
Zephaniah 3:17
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
Galatians 5:1
Psalm 139:17
Galatians 1:10
1 Corinthians 12:10-18
2 Timothy 2:13
2 Samuel 7:28
Hebrews 13:3-6
2 Corinthians 6:1-2

July marks the beginning of our 3rd fiscal year! We have been blessed beyond measure during our journey! From this time one year ago, our donations have doubled! Our client base has steadily increased as well! God is using FreshWater in many ways! We’ve had opportunities to do marriage and pre-marriage counseling, individual counseling, and family counseling. Because of the generosity of our donors, our clients receive free resources to aid them in their healing. Most of our clients have received our services for free. Some would not have received the help they desperately needed had we ‘required’ a fee. We do have a few clients that are able to give back to our ministry as well. We’ve also started a small group of mostly young adults and are currently studying The Good and Beautiful God by James Bryan Smith. Chris is also teaching a Sunday School class at Prairie Grove Christian Church in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. Word of mouth continues to be a powerful communication method for us. Please let others know of our services and consider partnering financially with FreshWater. The generosity of our monthly donors play a critical part of what we are able to accomplish.

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What is Spiritual Direction?


We define Christian spiritual direction as help given by one Christian to another which enables that person to pay attention to God’s personal communication to him or her, to respond to this personally communicating God, to grow in intimacy with this God, and to live out the consequences of the relationship. (William A. Barry, SJ and William J. Connolly, SJ, Center for Religious Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)

Is it the same as counseling?
Although very similar, spiritual direction provides a place to deal with issues that remain hidden and dark within a person’s soul, many times issues that have been suppressed for so long that the person doesn’t fully realize how much it is affecting them. Counseling’s primary focus is on a plan of action to deal with the effects of woundedness within a person’s life. We will sometimes refer to a counselor when a more clinical, psychological approach would be more beneficial. Spiritual direction’s primary focus is to teach people how to let God accompany them through all of their life, including their past pain. By companioning people in their pain, they will gain confidence from His presence and power.