How The Escape Room Craze Smacks of the Coaching Quest!
In Bridges Coaching one of the foundational tools we use is called the Always Circle. It is built on these three statements:
- There is always going to be stuff.
- God always offers a plan.
- We always make choices.
See the three "always" in there. Hence the name, Always Circle.
One of the reasons we are intrigued by Escape Rooms is that we know there is a solution and we want to see if we can figure it out.
Coaching can be like that - if we believe in God.
We have some sort of "stuff". We need to make a decision, or we need a pathway to move forward. We want healing. We're looking for connection. There is something in our life that requires attention and we are hoping for resolution.
In an Escape Room setting, we know that there IS a way out. Others have gone before us. the quest is to figure it out in a certain amount of time and "escape" from the room.
In a Coaching conversation, the parameters are similar. Let's take a look at the parts of the Always Circle again.
Identifying the "stuff" is step one, then we discern God's plan and finally, we take action. Sometimes we have to repeat the cycle a few times to figure things out.
Just like in an Escape Room. We try things till we figure them out!
If we believe God, we know there IS a way out or through our conundrum and coaching helps us discern what we are going to do/try next.
This happens for me all the time! I have all types of "stuff". I have a feeling of angst and I ask God to help me identify it and then work through the healing needed. OR I need to make a decision and am truly not sure which way to go and God gives me the courage to keep trying things until something works. And I learn so much on the way. OR I feel conflicted about a desire and want to make things happen, but God prompts me to wait, or gives me wisdom for how to move forward.
In all my situations, coaching always helps me discern the next God has for me!
What is it that you need to figure out?
How could truly believing God offers a plan change your perspective?
Enjoy the journey! He IS with you.
"I pray that the God who gives hope will fill you with much joy and peace while you trust in Him. Then your hope will overflow by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13