12 years ago I resigned my job as
a social worker. I remember the day I
pulled close my office door for the last time and took off the board with my
name on. In my mind I said “Never, ever again…” I was burnt out, bored out
of my mind and disillusioned with all the supposedly wonderful theories and
tools I was supposed to have after 7 years of study and 14 years of experience
as a counsellor. People does not really
change, are not really helped and healed nor come to a point of maturity, I
thought.
Well somehow God seemed to have
different plans for my “Never, ever again…” He embarked with me on a different
journey, a journey of finding Him in so many different ways. I got to know Jesus
as my saviour, the one who died and was resurrected, who traded His life for my
sin in a whole new way. He revealed
himself to me as my Bridegroom and is still teaching me how to walk in intimacy
with him. In the last 4 years He
increasingly showed me his character, his nature, the “how” He is. He revealed himself to me as the Prophet,
Servant, Teacher, Exhorter, Giver, Ruler and Mercy God. He showed me that the fullness of who He is,
is in me. He showed me who He is in
others, in His body on earth. He showed
me that people can heal, can be delivered and can grow into maturity – when He does
it, with His tools. The tools in the
world’s manuals is just is not as effective and successful as the tools of the
Master Creator of mankind.
Towards the end of last year He
gave me a word which I posted on the blog.
It was titled “Two mountains and an unshakeable Kingdom”. I think if I knew just how difficult and
painful the shaking would be I would probably have hidden that word far away hoping I heard wrong... but I
apparently did hear the Holy Spirit and I am thankful that I was warned that the shaking will come, and that it would be
from God himself. The first half of this year had been one of
the most difficult and painful times for me in a looong time…
While all this was happening, I felt the unction in my spirit to get the paperwork
ready in order to re-register as a social worker. I thoroughly ignored this initially. Thought I would wait until the feeling go
away…. Well it did not go away and eventually I applied for restoration of my
professional registration. On Wednesday
20 July I received the certificate of registration, this time from the
Association of Christian Counsellors. I was deeply relieved. Someone once said that if one door closes –
stand in the hallway and praise God until the next door opens. I don’t think I did a very good job at
praising Him while waiting in the hallway and yet in His grace he opened
another door. I am not sure where this
door will lead to – not yet – I cannot see the destination yet. What I do know is “Never say never again…”
Someone said to me this past weekend “God never wastes a qualification” wise and
true words it seems…
Nothing much will change in
practice in “Free2celebrate – land" the only change is that
“Free 2 celebrate”
now stands on the "earthly" platform of “Christian Counselling” probably where it should
have been from the beginning… Far more profound than earthly papers and qualifications though - it stands on The Rock - Jesus - and the Mountain of the fear of the Lord in His Unshakeable Kingdom.
Thank you Lord for your wisdom
and guidance… Ebenhaeser… Until here you have helped us… so you will be with us
from here forward…
© Author Gerda Venter 2016
© Author Gerda Venter 2016
