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In Our Lives First: Meditations for Counselors Volume 2
In this second volume of meditations about the impact of counseling on the counselor, Diane Langberg points counselors to examine themselves and their work in relation to the person of Christ. What we feed and teach others is to be present In Our Lives First . This second volume is a continued collection of essays calling caregivers to offer wise care to others by bowing to the care of the Wonderful Counselor.
231 pages, Paperback
Published December 29, 2022
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Diane Langberg
24 books191 followersDr. Diane Langberg is a practicing psychologist whose clinical expertise includes 35 years of working with trauma survivors and clergy. She speaks internationally on topics related to women, trauma, ministry and the Christian life.
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November 29, 2024
Deeply penetrating and exposing. This is the second work by Diane Langberg I have read, and I have grown to love her writing. Her insights on topics such as ‘going where Jesus went’ (p. 19), ‘the biography of deception in a life’ (p. 38-39), and ’the deceived heart’ (p. 37-40) are examples of her simple writing style that nonetheless provokes introspection. The chapter titled ‘To Heal or to Hide’ was just wow. It spoke specifically of the power institutions hold to either help people recover from their sin or hide their sin (p. 45-48). Her definition and application of spiritual divorce (p. 145-149) was eye opening and makes so much sense. Then there was the profound chapter on ‘The Will’ (p. 73-76). I could go on and on.
One theme that comes up consistently is her emphasis on ‘entering into the lives of others’ just as Jesus did when He came to earth. I know this visual will stick in my mind as I minister to others. She says on p. 203-204 “One of the lessons I have learned as a psychologist is that God brings people into our offices, schools, churches, and personal lives to call us into their world, where he has much to teach us. As a student of the traumatized, I can attest to that. I have changed, I see and know God in ways that would never have been possible had he not called me to enter into a place that was foreign to me and one in which I was ill-equipped to respond. Some of that change has come through listening, empathizing, entering in, and sitting with — not with answers and fixes, but presence, dignity, and care.” Someday I am sure I will be able to say the same.
I have pulled several quotes from the pages of this devotional that I hope will shape my relationship with God. I recommend her writings to anyone who wants to be further sanctified or to learn how to better care for the vulnerable.
One theme that comes up consistently is her emphasis on ‘entering into the lives of others’ just as Jesus did when He came to earth. I know this visual will stick in my mind as I minister to others. She says on p. 203-204 “One of the lessons I have learned as a psychologist is that God brings people into our offices, schools, churches, and personal lives to call us into their world, where he has much to teach us. As a student of the traumatized, I can attest to that. I have changed, I see and know God in ways that would never have been possible had he not called me to enter into a place that was foreign to me and one in which I was ill-equipped to respond. Some of that change has come through listening, empathizing, entering in, and sitting with — not with answers and fixes, but presence, dignity, and care.” Someday I am sure I will be able to say the same.
I have pulled several quotes from the pages of this devotional that I hope will shape my relationship with God. I recommend her writings to anyone who wants to be further sanctified or to learn how to better care for the vulnerable.
November 9, 2024
Must read for counselors. Purchased for my entire team.
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