What I learned:
The video by Siang Yang Tan, was incredibly insightful. What I learned was that the role of the Holy Spirit is supported in scripture. John 14, records a teaching of Jesus introducing the Holy Spirit as The Counsellor. The Christian Counsellor needs to therefore be dependent on the healing power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of those we counsel. “Counselling and Psychotherapy from a Christian perspective can be seen as a spiritual discipline, because it helps us to grow in Christ”, I found this statement by Siang really profound.
My views:
In light of what was mentioned above and in the video my Mr Tan, I became thankful that we can be continually filled with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18). Even as we practice the spiritual disciplines, the Holy Spirit is helping us to produce Christ-like character, as mentioned in Galatians 5. The role of prayer in this discussion cannot be understated, we need to be in constant awareness of the Holy Spirit who guides and counsels us as we counsel others.