On Counseling :)

I've been thinking a lot about why I want to be a counselor, and it's humbling what I've realized. I've realized I'm not good enough. I'll never be good enough. I'll never be able to love people enough or give them good advice because I'm not Christ. I'm not the Son of man sent down to seek and serve the lost. I'm not their Savior, their Redeemer, their Maker, their All. I'm just not. 

But I am His follower. And He does want me to chase after them, not because of anything I'll gain, but because of HOW much He loves THEM. Being a follower of Christ means more than reading your Bible everyday and going to Church. Being a follower of Christ means seeking Him in your daily life. It means trusting in Him for your salvation and not yourself. It means looking to Him when things are hard and not turning to something else that might seem easier. It means praying. A LOT. It means giving the glory to God. 

It's not about me. It was never about me. I'm merely a tool in His hands to save His people. I'm His servant, His worker. Someone so dearly loved that He wants me to help Him love His people. It's about being a helper, not being the answer. It's showing them the answer! Christ! How beautiful is that? He wants me to help Him save them? How incredible!?! 

Do you realize that Christ did more one on ones than sermons or lessons? Christ was a counselor! Of course! He's about the individual who is dearly beloved. He wants to redeem REAL people. His people matter to Him, not only as a collective but personally, individually. He's chasing after the hearts of people, just like I want to do. 

I want to be a counselor because I feel that God has equipped me to love His people. I believe it is the way I've been equipped to extend the supremacy. 

And THAT is such a BEAUTIFUL thing.