Counseling is a Journey of Worship

Counseling is a journey that we walk alongside someone – The Lord leads us to meet them in the wilderness of their life, and we listen to their heart’s cry of sadness and/or trouble; we ask them questions and listen to them intently and patiently with compassion, drawing out the human heart that is like deep waters; we walk this journey of hardship with them, we communicate openly and honestly, and we pray together, crying out to God seeking His mercy and help…

It’s like walking them through a devotional, only that the words are not there right in front of you, but the Holy Spirit is with you, the Lord’s presence and Word with you, walking with you through the deep valley of life, and leading you to slowly raise your heads, fixing your eyes on Jesus Christ – our Lord and King who sits at the right hand of the Father, interceding for you.

Then, together, we sing,

My soul yearns, even faints,

for the courts of the LORD;

my heart and my flesh cry out

for the living God.

…

Blessed are those whose strength is in you,

who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.

…

For the LORD God is a sun and shield;

the LORD bestows favor and honor;

no good thing does he withhold

from those whose walk is blameless.

(Psalm 84)