I had an amazing weekend... I convinced my parents to make a last minute trip (with Junie of course) to come see me yesterday! We went to Windsor then went out to dinner with Kaitlin and Spencer at Johnny Garlic's (SO good!). And Junie made friends with my Bible study leader who watched her while we went out... Mom was a little anxious and nervous about leaving her baby with a bunch of strange boys, but June did very well! Today I went to church, brunch with Kaitlin and Spencer, errands with Spencer, and then I spent the rest of the day working on a paper for English. I, unfortunately, do have a cold though, but I've been taking medicine and resting up as much as possible so I can get better in time to babysit on Wednesday! As for everything else that's going on, things have been pretty good... I just have been stressed with having so many other people's problems somehow put on my shoulders.
I want to be a counselor when I graduate... That involves me majoring in psych, but also being an amazing listener and able to give advice as well as keep things confidential with each patient. Over the course of the last week (and especially today) I feel like I have been thrown into the role of "counselor" for so many people. I love giving advice and helping others, but what happens when someone confides in me about something they did that I wholeheartedly do not agree with? Well I'll tell you what happens... I snap at them and give them a piece of my mind! After doing this for about a half hour, I realized that this is NOT the way I should be handling it as a future counselor, or as a Christian. Although what that person did made me angry and somewhat upset, I managed to calm myself down and tell them that I am here for them and give them some sort of advice. But what about the whole confidentiality thing? When does it get to the point that I can tell someone else? This person TRUSTED me not to tell anyone... it's just quite a predicament. But I feel like God is putting me in these situations for a reason... As if He is putting me through His own training for my future career. I know that I should handle things prayerfully and provide my friend with an encouraging environment... Even if I am still sort of angry. Oh college, so many crazy things going on!
"We have a God who chooses to need us. We have a God who doesn't want to change the world without us. We have a God who longs to cooperate with us, allow us to fail and flounder, and who promises to makeup for our shortcomings, but nonetheless wants us." -Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers
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