With all of this talk of truth, I have had a constant correlation to what I want my future career to be.  I want to be a counselor.  Whether this be in sessions in a room, or in homes, I know that I will always be counseling people.  I find that no matter the circumstance, I always want to care for people and help them through whatever they are going through.  I love the idea of sitting down with someone for hours on end and talking through everything that is going on in their head and in their life.  I actually do not get drained mentally or emotionally at all.  More than anything else, I get hungry from sitting for so long without eating.

The important thing for me to remember is the fact that I will have to keep myself grounded in the word and in the Spirit.  If I am to be a help and not a crutch to people, I have to be centered in what gives me strength.  I have to keep my eyes on God so that I do not stray from the truth that is in Him.  I have found that when I try to counsel under my own understanding, my words are not nearly as helpful and seem to drag on any conversation.  When I am God focused, hours seem like minutes, problems seem like dust under foot, and life seems solvable.  There was a study that I found that showed the importance of spiritual centeredness in counseling.  I may keep this one saved away somewhere to read again when my counseling journey really starts.

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