You are listening to the place we find ourselves podcast.

I'm Adam Young, and today I'm going to reflect

on a very important question.

And it's simply this, what is the ultimate purpose

of counseling?

I mean, what's the goal of doing the agonizingly hard work

of engaging your story at a deep level?

The answer will take us into the realm of the kingdom of God

and more specifically into that portion of the kingdom of God,

which is yours to rule over.

Thanks for taking the time to listen.

Let's dive straight in.

Many times clients have said to me,

what's the purpose of counseling anyway?

What is the ultimate point of it?

Why should we continue doing it?

And their question is an excellent one

because it grows out of their sense

that healing alone is not enough.

Deep down, we all intuitively know

that we are made for more than healing

and even made for more than freedom.

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