The wife and I had ended up in counseling after attempting to teach in St. Louis Public Schools. We thought the counseling process was so beneficial that we studied to be counselors as well. Just to be clear, I am not a licensed Biblical counselor. The only license I have is to drive.
When I was in counseling, my counselor would give me things that he thought would help me. I then went home and found them in the Bible. We had gone to Christian counseling, hence I needed to look them up in the Bible myself. Believe it or not, there’s a difference between Christian and Biblical counseling. I won’t bore you with the details now, but suffice it to say that I went to Christian counseling, but decided to be trained as a Biblical counselor.
Well, there was a church about a half hour away that trained folks to be Biblical counselors. It was reasonable, and we were interested in going. If I paid for myself, the wife would get to go for free. So, we found a sitter (rare for us), and made the trek across the Mississippi river every Monday for about a year.
I cannot express to you how valuable this training was to our spiritual lives, our relationships, and our marriage. If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend doing some kind of Biblical counseling class/training/seminar/podcast/teaching/thing.
The classes we took were in a fairly plain room, average size for a classroom. There were about 8-10 people in our class, depending on the night. Dr. Tyler was our teacher.
Right now, you’re thinking I’m going to tell you something about counseling don’t you? You’re wrong.
Dr. Tyler taught this class like there were 1000 people in the room. He taught like there was no tomorrow. He was passionate, articulate, and prepared. You’d think the very Creator of the universe was watching him teach this room full of humble nobodies.
And that’s my point. The Lord was watching, and that’s why Dr. Tyler taught so passionately. Any regular teacher would be casual and relaxed when the class is small. I know I’ve been guilty of this in the past.
Wherever I’m thinking about the intensity of the delivery of my instruction, I think about Dr. Tyler. It’s crazy how much more enjoyable and interesting his lessons were for those of us who sat through them because he took them so seriously. Of course, why wouldn’t he!?
So, teach like there’s no tomorrow. Work hard no matter who’s watching. “Work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” Life’s too short to go through the motions.
Mr. Klunick Tutoring 