What is a next question?

  • A “next” question is one that I ask myself when I notice something in my life that I want to change, and I need to explore what to do about it “next.”

  • A “next” question is also one that I ask myself when I experience a hard to define sense of “now what?” in my spiritual life. I know and may even practice the “standard” spiritual disciplines such as Bible study, worship, and prayer. But how can I go deeper?

The Grace for Days Approach

Grace for Days offers two primary deeply personalized ways to explore the answers to these questions: grace counseling and spiritual direction.

Grace Counseling

Traditional counseling, whether secular or Christian can be very helpful and appropriate in many instances. In fact, this may be suggested after an initial interview.

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The counseling offered at Grace for Days has a somewhat more targeted approach, yet utilizing the same safe, non-judgmental environment. The biggest difference is that in contrast to the focus on behavior, Grace for Days counseling focuses on transforming beliefs amid circumstances that may or may not change. This transformation largely comes about by a new understanding and practical application of the grace message many (if not most) Christians have somehow missed. This new perspective almost always results in a sense of hope, freedom, joy and peace for the participant. And very often, behavior change is a natural response. Grace for Days follows a person-centered process that utilizes tools and assignments outside the counseling session, and thus highly engages the participant in his or her own healing experience.

Spiritual Direction

Spiritual direction is a practice that helps develop an awareness of the Holy in the everyday.  In direction sessions, the individual shares stories, reflections, or concerns, and the director listens and asks questions that help the directee find a deeper connection with God.  These sessions over time begin to flow outside the counseling setting and into real-time.  Sometimes the director may suggest a new “practice” to assist in the process.  But the primary focus of the relationship is to listen together, notice, and hear God in an ever-increasingly personal way.