With Christian Life Coaching CO Christians Cope Better With Modern Life

By Sharon Carter


Modern life is not easy and nobody needs to be told this. It is especially difficult for devoutly religious individuals and Christians, amongst others, are struggling to reconcile the demands of modern life with their belief systems. For them, there can be no compromise of their faith but they still want to succeed in this increasingly worldly environment. But with Christian life coaching CO citizens find that they can achieve some balance between the many demands made upon them.

Christians are not infallible and they are also sometimes overcome by doubt and their own personal problems. When they need professional help, they often shun formal psychological counselling because they want to find answers within their faith system. This is why so many of them choose coaches that clearly profess to have a Christianity approach to their work.

These coaches firmly believe that the Bible is the prime source of teaching, advice and help in dealing with every possible problem life can present to an individual. They therefore focus on helping their clients to identify their own problems, worries and shortcomings and to then study the Bible in order to find answers and solutions. They believe that this approach is the only way in which to grow spiritually.

Modern coaches, even when they use the principles of Christianity as their approach nevertheless use modern methods to help their clients to progress. They are, after all, coaches and they have to achieve results. To this end they may teach their clients how to set goals, how to formulate action plans and how to measure their progress in achieving the goals that they have set for themselves.

It is not easy to choose a suitable coach. Christianity is not a single congregation. It consist of many factions with many different doctrines, beliefs and rituals. It would do no good to choose someone that does not fit in with the specific beliefs of the client. In addition, it is also vital to stay away from fanatics that sell their services as coaches but that are nothing more than missionaries for their own particular brand of faith.

Coaches often have to deal with clients that have unrealistic expectations. These clients believe that the coach has a direct line to God and that they will help them to solve their problems quickly and painlessly. This is not what coaches do. It is the client that needs to find his own answers and to take steps to incorporate change in their own lives. The coach is there to encourage and to lead.

Of course there are those that criticize coaches that use Christianity as their approach. They say that these coaches are charlatans, not qualified to interpret the scriptures. Clients that need such an approach need to rather consult with a qualified and experienced pastor, minister or priest and that they should be careful of being manipulated by coaches that profess to be Christians but that are nothing but false prophets.

There is no doubt that many Christians find it very difficult to adhere to the principles prescribed by their religion as well as the rules of the world within which they work and live. Coaches can help them to cope and to reconcile the two. If this cannot be done then the conflict is surely going to prove too much to handle.




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