Step Two weekend: 24th - 26th February 2017
We held our latest Step Two weekend at Cratfield from 24th - 26th February 2017. A lovely group of people attended, everyone mixed well and joined in with the teaching and discussion sessions. There was a very supportive atmosphere on the weekend which enabled everyone present to share at depth and for healing to take place in several people's lives. When we arrived on the Friday evening we were given a questionnaire on the state of our will and how hard or easy we find it to make decisions. Questions such as 'Are you impulsive?', 'Do you doubt your decision?' and 'How do you feel if you make a poor choice?' generated an interesting discussion and the realisation that we are all different!
During the weekend we explored the power of how we feel about ourselves and John asked if we agreed with the statement, 'How we feel about ourselves is, next to God himself, the biggest single influence in our lives'. We thought about the powerful effects nature, nurture and choices have had on our lives to date and how we can 'clear the rubbish' of residual emotions from the past in order to live freely in all of who God created us to be.
As always we ate very well and there was much conversation! We enjoyed farmhouse cooking and baking and had an enjoyable evening in a local pub as well as a walk in the Suffolk countryside. It was an enjoyable weekend and one which helped each one who attended to understand themselves and others better and to deepen their relationship with the Lord.
As always we ate very well and there was much conversation! We enjoyed farmhouse cooking and baking and had an enjoyable evening in a local pub as well as a walk in the Suffolk countryside. It was an enjoyable weekend and one which helped each one who attended to understand themselves and others better and to deepen their relationship with the Lord.
Some comments on the weekend -
- It was good to find out that I'm not alone, that there are others who live with negative thoughts like me - eye-opening, a positive journey ahead hopefully.'
- 'I have a lot to think about now! I feel very fortunate to be able to engage with this early on in our marriage as I think it will be hugely helpful.'
- 'Really good opportunity to share life with others and help myself appreciate who I am.'
- 'I came 'holding onto a comfort blanket' and am leaving with the hope that I can mature in time and live as a whole person without props.'
- I still struggle with some areas of the temperament characteristics but I can see the invaluable benefits of allowing others into my 'inner world.'
- 'It has really helped me on my own journey to be the person that I believe I can be. The continued support by John and Merle is so important - thank you!'
