Alexis' October Reading

Chapter 11

Listening is a valuable tool in which people need in order to feel safe and to get through life’s struggles. As a counselor I have learned that some people just come into a session to be heard and for no other reason. Today, too many families are getting busy with jobs and schedules that go over and beyond which affects their relationships. If parents would listen to their children the families we see today would be in more successful. Notice I didn’t say that parents have to agree with their kids but listening is a vital part of relationships that is needed for children to feel accepted, learn, and grow.

Chapter 12

Passion is a huge part of why I do what I do. Without passion I would not be able to survive in the field of counseling or my career. When my feelings lie to me and I don’t feel like continuing on with day to day behaviors with the youth, I remember the passion that the Holy Spirit has given me and somehow I always find the strength, desire, and most importantly the passion that helps me focus on my goal and to continue in the field that God has called me to.

Chapter 13

A positive attitude can be challenging at times, especially when a child that I am working with have so many obstacles to face and it doesn’t seem like the child is willing to learn. However, if just one person will believe in that child, something beautiful occurs. Regardless of the mistakes that child makes, the child begins to experience something new that he/she has never felt. This is the value that I am important, that there is hope, and that I can also have a positive attitude that can affect the rest of my life! The power of our lifestyle and have a positive attitude truly does impact those around us.

Chapter 14

Problem solving: This is very important in my life because time after time I had to find a way through the storms to achieve my heart’s goals. This was not easy. I laugh because at times it is easier for me to help others through their storms than to solve my own problems that I face. But that is why we need each other as the body of Christ, to build one another up, to spur each other on in love, and finally to fulfill God’s plan of reaching the lost!

Chapter 15

Relationships are such an essential part of what God intended us to do as the body of Christ. That is to be an extension of His heart, such as caring for the sick and poor, encouraging someone at the bank or store, and finally revealing that is through God’s relationship with us that we can enter into the eternal Kingdom with Him! The power of grace is what makes our relationship so beautiful with Christ and the lost.

Chapter 16

Responsibility is what God requires from us. If I am unwilling to follow through as a good steward or a hard worker than what fruit am I going to bring forth. But if my heart is willing and I do everything I can to achieve goals the reward is others can see that my responsibility is to do my best. This is when blessings can occur and God can trust me with what He has given me, which leads to the rewards of accomplishment and success.

Alexis