In counseling conversations, counselors are often looking for the places where people are motivated to change. The exploration process leads to insight: counselors help people see themselves, their problems, God, and others in a more accurate light. That leads to the question, “What do you want to do in response to this new clarity that you have gained?” This is a question of motivation. Many of us may struggle here as we find, well, we just don’t feel motivated to do much of anything that will be productive. Others may find that they have no idea what to do in response. There is no vision for the way forward.
For both places of struggle, it can be helpful to consider a distinctly Christian source of motivation. And to find that, we can go to the Lord’s Prayer. In his tender care of our souls, the Lord Jesus taught us how to pray.
Hear the first sentence:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven. (Matt 6:9–10)
These are words for you to speak to your Father. And they are words for you to contemplate. The insights and
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