Galatians 5:13-14, II Peter 2:19, Galatians 5:22, Galatians 6:2, I Thessalonians 5:14, I Corinthians 13, Galatians 5:13-14
As a result of the work on the cross, the divine act of justification, we are called to freedom. Paul admonishes us to beware of using this freedom for self-serving purposes, and encourages us to use this freedom from what enslaves us to serve each other.
Christ’s love for us is the basis of our service to others. If we attempt to serve in our own strength, our own wisdom, we will fail. We will be as a “noisy gong or a clanging cymbal” (I Corinthians 13:1). We have all read I Corinthians 13. Take a moment to read it again from the perspective of a counselor. Does it mean anything different to you now than when you have read it in the past? It is amazingly easy to overlook the judgment or arrogance we can feel as counselors as we work with someone who is struggling. It is easy to assume in our hearts that we would never let ourselves end up where our clients do. Sin is sin. Pain is pain. It is crucial, both in your faith and in your profession, to be aware of what may lie in our hearts as we serve others. Read through the passages and identify what it means to serve in freedom, with love, and in a constant awareness of your own need of grace.
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