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Do you suffer afflictions? If you haven’t, you will, for this is a common human experience. The primary concern for those suffering is for their suffering to cease. They are highly motivated and what would have a higher priority? Have you ever been in this position? Have you called on me to end it and had less than complete success? You are familiar with the concept of consolation from the Bible. I do not promise to end your suffering, but I am with you in it, and if you are prepared to accept this from what you know of my life on earth, suffering alongside you.

My name is Henny Wirawan, and I am from Indonesia. I work as a psychotherapist and speak at various seminars and trainings for different groups during my time.

LaWanda – O Jesus, my Jesus, thank you for your blood that was shed for me, that covers me and protects me.  Thank you, Jesus, that you took the punishment for our sin on your body, Lord.  O, how you must love us.  Thank you, Jesus, my precious, precious, Lord.

Do you believe in equality? This is a common feature of many political systems. Does it go against your direct observations? Can you see that people vary not only in appearance, but also in resources and abilities, values and tastes, and every other dimension of humanity? So people are not inherently equal and the doctrine of equality requires some reflection, and an equalizer. For believers, the fact that all people are created by me and in that sense my children is the basis for ultimate equality and therefore political equality before the law.

Are you familiar with the idea of virtue signaling? Do you do it? There is a temptation to present yourself as morally superior, but I warned against doing this. I said that you should give your alms in secret so that even your left hand would not know what your right hand was doing, and that your prayers and religious symbols should not be for show. I promised that if you would do these things in secret then your heavenly Father would reward you openly. I also said that you should let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

How do you expect to approach me? Is it through a clearly defined sequence of steps, like a well-designed study curriculum? Most things that you can learn have a program of some sort available and spirituality is no exception. The Bible refers to those whose knowledge of me is line upon line, and precept upon precept, but it does not say that this is the only approach or even the best approach. Could you also find me by feeling your way toward me? See Acts 17:27. If you are more familiar with the first method you may be surprised at how well this works.

From 1994 to 2000, Susan and I conducted Kids in Renewal meetings at Catch the Fire Toronto. These meetings were designed to facilitate the impartation of the Father's blessing to children.They were taught the values and experiences below:

Where do you start a journey, at the beginning or at the end? This may seem obvious, but how many believers practicing evangelism start with the propositional truth claims of their doctrine? Whether these are true or not is not always the point. Their audience may not be far enough along to accept them. Another approach would be to listen to your audience to find out where they are, and then help them advance to the next step. Do you believe that those who seek the truth will hear my voice? Sometimes it takes them a long search.

When I read in the Gospels that Jesus healed, I assume that is the entire story because that is what is stated. I suppose that Jesus spoke or laid on hands or whatever, and the person was immediately healed. Well, that is not necessarily the case. The Gospel writers were cramming a 33-year life into a few short chapters, so chances are good that details have been left out.

Do you think that self-care is selfish; that it is self-indulgent to do something that doesn’t directly benefit anyone but you? It is not hard to find those who will level such an accusation against you. Do they commit every waking moment to selfless service of others? Have you ever heard the standard passenger briefing that in the event of a rapid decompression you should take care of your own oxygen needs before attending to those around you? In this way you can be a responder rather than a victim. Care for yourself that you may have the resources to care for others.