“Christian Life Coaching is the art and practice of guiding a person from where they are toward the discovery of God’s vision for their life, and helping them learn to live accordingly. It is the collaborative process of determining direction and designing strategies to creatively move toward a passionately desired destination."
- Jim Case
DESIRE
"There is no better, deeper, more satisfying life than the one that pursues and enjoys God apart from any personal agenda or expectation of return!" - Jim Case
Desire - Draw Near to God
If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing Himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else He wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us? Romans 8:32 (The Message)
…The ‘disadvantages’ of following Jesus, which included the absence of legitimately desired blessings and no guarantee that they would be given till heaven, were nothing in comparison with the precious things Christians could enjoy, the Better Hope of Intimacy with the Trinity. Larry Crabb (The Pressure’s Off)
Scripture makes clear that real abundant life comes from knowing God (Father, Son & Spirit), enjoying and honoring Him alone, finding joy, hope and purpose in Him. All too often we acknowledge God, but subtly operate as though we can make life work through our own efforts. We don’t value God for Himself but for what He can help us do, become or avoid. Jesus revealed it isn’t wrong to deeply want our way; its only wrong when we want a better life for ourselves more than we want to enjoy relationship with Him.
Drawing near to God is our privilege because of the redemptive work of Jesus on the cross. This is the good news of the Gospel! As we desire Him above all else, and trust, obey, and look for him in all circumstances, we become free from the pressure to ‘make our lives work’. We are free to give our best to all things we put our hands to (Colossians 3:23) but remain receptive to God’s outcomes since we are assured of His presence, promises, protection & power on our behalf!
"To be a witness means not to blend in, which happens so imperceptibly that we often aren't even aware - but in being a living mystery... to live in such a way that one's life would not make sense if God did not exist". - Cardinal Suhard