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Maisha is a registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern with Turning Point Counseling. She has a passion for helping people achieve wholeness through acceptance and loving themselves as they are understanding that God created us all with awesome potential. Growth and change can be very difficult, but “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” Philippians4:13. She believes that the foundation of achieving and maintaining healthy relationships is congruent communication. Maisha has worked with a culturally and clinically diverse client base that includes: couples, substance abuse, intimacy issues, and domestic violence. She also worked with problems such as anger management, parenting, depression, anxiety, assertiveness/self esteem, grief and loss, self harm, divorce, family, illness, and disabilities.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

The work of Waiting

They that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength
Isaiah 40:31. This does not mean sit by and wait while God does all the work. Let's break this verse down a bit:"Waiting" is an act of service, in fact when you go into a restaurant most of the time you are met by a greeter that will then introduce you to your "server" which used to be known as the "waiter" back in the day. Therfore we are to be serving or working at something while we are waiting on the Lord. I once heard it said that "You can tell what a man is waiting on by what he's working on"!If we are not working(doing what He has already given us strength to do), what need is there for renewal?
you see the "waiting on" is more of a steadfastness or rooting of your faith in the Lord as you "work on"your goal.No matter where you find yourself in life or what situation you are facing you can still do Kingdom work, for example, at one point in my life I was literally stricken down with illness. I was in the hospital and I was physically unable to do much of anything, I felt very helpless and somewhat useless, but the one thing that I could still do was use my words, so as God brought Doctors, Nurses, Physical Therapist, Social Workers, and other patients into my presence, I simply shared my faith that God would restore me, that He has a purpose for us all, that the pain,fear, and uncertainty of the night would give way to His release, protection, and clarity in the morning. This was all that I did day after day, until my strength was renewed and it was time for me to go home.To this very day that Doctor is still in my life as my family Doctor and often tells the story of how I encouraged him and his colleagues.My goal or purpose in life was to speak words of healing and encouragement to the hurting. Though I did not realize it at that point I was actually working on that goal and today I am blessed and honored with the opportunity to realize it as a Marriage and Family Therapist.
In order for God to bring harvest in our lives we must first sew and water the seed. This friends in "the work of waiting"
May God bless us as we grow!!
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  1. UnknownSeptember 21, 2010 at 10:09 AM

    The waiting is the hardest part. But you're right, it doesn't mean you sit by and do nothing.

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