we also expect the Spirit to work genuine transformation in people’s lives now. As a result, counselors live with a tension. On the one hand, God always has more for those we counsel. On the other hand, our role in a particular trial may be complete even when there is a long way to go. Because we counsel in this tension, we can easily press for too much, endlessly prolonging the process. Or we can settle for too little, and end counseling before it has led to real spiritual fruitfulness. We need