Afriend’s role
There is a need to
retell your experiences and the simple events of the previous days. In that
way, you will be cleaned of those unwanted thoughts you have and be purified of
the load that you bear. You need to overcome your past experiences especially
if you are upset about the recent event.
Here the role of a friend comes in.
It works if someone listens to you. Both of you will be blessed with the
thoughts that you pour out as these are made vibrant with the experiences that
includes your knowledge about God. You are going to love the moment of casting
out of your mind the works of the enemy that pollutes your thoughts.
At the end of your visit, you will
be thankful that you are cleansed, and you are occupied with good thoughts of
the heart. It is indeed wonderful to be backed up with thoughts of good
friendship and be replaced with things sensible. You will be thankful that you
have your friend and that your need of company has been satisfied.
You must pour out to change what is
in your mind and be refreshed of the good thoughts of the heart. It follows
that; you need to be objective with something so that you can have good
thoughts to write on. It is not defeating to have your mind emptied that you can
fill it again, this time with more blessed thoughts than the unnecessary ones.
You ought to find it okay to unroll
the pattern in your mind and have it scribbled with writings you need to write
in your computer. You need to have those thoughts typed so that you can cut or
copy it and paste it again. You must not be sad if your thoughts get blank, it
is a time to rest your mind for you might have overworked it.
Then the pattern is brought back
again, have someone listen or you need to listen to someone. Perhaps you will
need each other’s company. Then back to your computer again, unroll the
pattern, and recopy or paste what your tranquil mind suggests. After the
occupying work of cut and paste or copy, then you will be ready to print your
thoughts.
You will be thankful for your friend
with the presence that refills your thoughts with new ones and at the end of
the day you will have your mind rested again. It pays to listen or to have
someone listen to you, there enters the role of a friend. We do it in the
seminary by means of spiritual direction where you need to confide with a
priest.
In protestant religions, you can
have your pastors and ministers. If you need professional help, there are
psychologists, consultants or guidance counselors. You can have your problems
opened to your father or mother, brother or sister, or to your relatives. A
friend can anytime be reached much more if you need a plain conversation.
Being a straightforward you,
conversations become simple, not blurred by imaginative language nor stained
with hardness of heart. It will be a sensible and fruitful exchange of
pleasantries, events and experiences. Nobody knows what’s in your heart unless
you unveil it; you will not be removed of the filth unless you get rid of it.
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