Sharon,

I am always here and you know how to reach me, too.  I am currently working
on notes and outlines which explains how to pray, as we have together in
prayer sessions, but on a simplified scale.  I call it Building The Temple
Of God because the word, temple, spells out the six areas that the mind,
coupled with the Holy Spirit, uses in tracking down the cause and then
produces the permanent results.  I am using this material in our Sunday
morning home based church meetings and hope to get the notes and outlines
and instructions into Braille for others to use where the print copies
aren't very helpful to them personally.  I am also going to do some
recordings, which will end up on my website, that will teach this same
simplistic, automatic form, of natural prayer.  So, you know we can always
pray and talk, plus this other material will help, too.  I pray for you all
the time, Sharon, and if I don't forget you, I know the Lord doesn't.  What
is the latest on your dad, too, while I'm thinking about him?

Phil.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 8:08 PM
Subject: Prayers and Support Needed, Please


Hi all!

I hope you're all doing well.  I'm not doing too bad now, but I have issues
to address:  I've gone through a substantial amount of counseling off and on
over the years, and have currently been steady with one lately for maybe
over a year.  as some of you may know, Medicaid requires that we update our
goals and do reevaluations every once in awhile.  I had to do an update
several weeks ago, and I was made aware that counseling is not meant to be
used for the rest of my life.  The goal is that I will be able to move on,
coping with my thoughts/emotional issues and finding support from family,
friends, and medication if need be, etc.  I've come to the conclusion that
there isn't really anything more for me to learn, and, though I still have
insecure feelings, I realize that a human counselor cannot be my body guard
anyway; that's something only Jesus can do, and Jesus is the one who knows
and cares for me more than any other counselor I can ever have!  So I've
decided to test the waters, talk with people about it, skip a session, then
if all seems to be well and wise that I'm ready to stop going, I plan to
quit, knowing that if I need to go back, it'll be there for me.  So please
pray for me for wisdom!  Also, I would like to be surrounded by other
believers who understand mental health issues, like you do, Phil.  I'm
asking for this because I know that one of you isn't always available, and
because I've been hurt in the past by well-meaning brothers and sisters who
don't realize what is really going on inside, who might simplify things,
like, "Just give it to Jesus.  Stop worrying.  You need to repent."  All of
which are true, but might not be simple in the same way they might think.
I'd just like to know that I can have a list of people I can talk with when
one or another isn't available.  I would appreciate your input and help with
this.  This type of ministry, such as the one Phil is involved in, has
helped me more than any other psychological counseling session, and I
appreciate you, Phil for being obedient to God and doing this kind of work
for us.

thank you all for your friendship!

Sharon