Confessions – Something is Wrong
“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” Proverbs 15:22
“I have known that there was something wrong for a while. My breathing was shallow, energy levels had dropped, and I must admit I was depressed. I just made myself believe that this was just a bug, the effect of stress caused by the disaster. I wouldn’t allow myself to believe that there was something more seriously wrong.”
Who are your mentors? Webster defines a mentor as a trusted counselor or guide. In searching out mentors, find a person whose wisdom in a given area can be trusted. Expanding your horizons of knowledge through the use of a mentor is a sign of wisdom not weakness. After going through a disaster or working in one, it is just possible that one will experience adverse effects. Experiencing physical, physiological or spiritual problems can occur, so finding mentors is important.
Physiological problems we have discussed but spiritual problems what is this all about? In experiencing the trauma of a disaster, directly or even indirectly, we are challenged to rethink our understanding of the life, the world and God. The safe spiritual cocoon we like to surround ourselves with, can be shattered as we see other worlds destroyed. The faith of our childhood might no longer seem relevant. The questions needing addressing carry us outside of knowledge and Sundays sermons.
If my friend had decided to seek out a mentor during this time of transition, he would have been sent for medical care prior to the onset of major problems. Losing faith during those tough times can actually cause us to grow, while seeking out a more adult faith which will carry us beyond our often “me centered“ theological views. Seeking out help when we confront those walls is not wrong. Creating a team of mentors is not wrong, but allowing ones self to drown, is a form of suicide.
Lord I am not all knowing, help me find someone to open my eyes and heart. Amen
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