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Book Title:

Counselling Yourself

Introduction.

I want to invite you to come with me on a journey and it will be a long one; this journey is not out travelling the world but a journey to search inside of yourself.

You cannot counsel others before looking inside of yourself first.

• Counselling is all about you helping people from your life experiences with the Lord.

• Can you give something if you have not got it?

• Can you tell me something you do not know?

• In this book I will try very hard by the grace of God to help you so you can help others.

Silent is your tool.

There is a story of a young minister who was going home late one evening from church. He entered a crowded street with his Bible under his arm and at once became the target for sneering remarks from some rough fellows. These remarks kept up, and as the young minister was leaving the car, to the amusement of his companions one youth said, "Say, Mister, how far is it to heaven?" What would be the actions of a consecrated Christian under such circumstances? Is it permissible to lose one's temper and blow one's top? Of course, one way to answer is to keep silent, but then one feels he is failing the Master. This young minister, with a quiet dignity and with all gentleness, replied, "It is only a step away; will you take it now?"

The Counsellor and the Layers of Self.

"Man is like an onion," said A. T. Pierson, "layer after layer, and each a layer of self in some form. Strip off self-righteousness and you will come to self-trust. Get beneath this and you will come to self-seeking and self-pleasing. Even when we think these are abandoned, self-will betrays its presence. When this is stripped off, we come to self-defence, just as the Corinthians did-the word of the puffed up-and last of all, self-glory. When this seems to be abandoned, the heart of the human onion discloses pride that boasts of being truly humble."