[This is part 2 of 2 in a short series on dependency as a counselor. Part 1: The Necessity of Dependency]
There is something nice about feeling needed.
In its proper setting, this is a gift from the Lord intended to validate our service towards others. The mother feels needed by the infant child. The doctor feels needed by the patient in critical condition. The accountant feels needed by their client.
In each instance, The Lord has allowed our service to another to be accompanied by, for lack of a better way of saying it, feeling pretty good. This should launch us into worship of a Father who solved our own greatest “helplessness” through the sacrifice of His own Son – we sinners have a tendency towards turning worship on to ourselves…
This takes many forms. Some people manufacture dependency in an effort to validate their existence – i.e. “so long as someone needs me, life is worth living.” Others may seek to force people into dependency in order to control them or their circumstances. Manufacturing dependency can even take a subtle form in the counseling room – a counselor can pit him or herself as being needed by the
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