Spiritual Discernment and Professional CounselingPersonal PositionAfter completing the survey on decision-making factors, it was discovered that factors considered very important to this author's decision-making process include consulting the Bible, depending sense of inner peace from the Holy Spirit, praying for the wisdom needed to make divine decisions, considering personal strengths, talents, gifts and abilities, and judging the consistency of the decision with the character/ethics of Jesus ( Horton, 2009). Based on these results and especially the high importance of inner peace from the Holy Spirit and consistency with the character/ethics of Jesus, it is very likely that this author follows the relational training approach, as described by Horton (2009 ). Horton ( 2009) describes followers of the relational training approach as “believing that Christians have great freedom because God has not predetermined a specific path for their lives” (p. 11) and states that “the Scriptures are a key component of formation, but decisions are based on our relationship with God and how God works in our lives” (p. 11). Followers of the relationship training approach believe that decisions are influenced by the level of maturity and depth of the relationship in Christ and that God is satisfied when an individual has matured to the point of making a responsible decision (Horton, 2009). This author believes that life is not predestined and that God the Father created his children for an intimate relationship with him. As that relationship matures, the child is better able to make responsible, Christ-like decisions that please the father and allow for a prosperous career. This principle is described in Hebrews 5:11-14. The Scriptures are to be used in con...... half of the document ...... to approach or identify any fears in the decision making process. Works Cited Baker, J. (2007). The healing choice of life: freedom from wounds, problems and habits. New York, NY: Howard Books. Video Counseling and Therapy (producer) (2006). Presentation: Career Counseling: Skills for Guided Discovery and Career Assessment. Available from http://ctiv.alexanderstreet.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/View/534812.Horton, D. J. (2009). Spiritual discernment: evaluating current approaches to understanding God's will. The Journal of Youth Ministry, 7 (2), 7-31. Meyer, J. (2003). How to listen to God: learn to know his voice and make the right decisions. New York, NY: Warner Books first printing. Van Brummelen, H. (2009). Walking with God in the classroom: Christian approaches to teaching and learning (3rd ed.). Colorado Springs, CO: Purposeful Design Publications.