Areas Of Resistance Research Paper

This paper is the reflection of my learning and practice in the past few weeks in the area of resistance, sin and forgiveness. I also reflect my CRFs here. Resistance of the spiritual director and directee is an important area that I need to learn and I have to equip myself with possible ways to deal with it. Ruffling defines resistance as "an unconscious response that is part of all normal growth in which the person avoids some issue, some experience, or some insight by some form of avoiding behaviour." People have resistance because they are afraid of undesirable changes. There are many unconscious ways of manifesting resistance. I encounter a few of them in my sessions. One of them is repression. I note the directee is unable to recall or do not want to remember what happen during the period of being hurt. The other one is "blind eye" - to see only what we want to see. Here the directee will point to a concern that seems to be a major issue in directee's eye, but avoiding other possible issue or solution which may bring undesirable changes for the directee. …show more content…
The presence of resistance usually indicates that God is at work. I need to learn how to handle the moment when the unconscious resistance subverts conscious desire. I know that It is the love of God that allows the directee to lose the control of the self to embrace undesirable changes. I understand that the bringing to light of these resistances will allow the directee to move forward. Buckley advises that the director should in a supportive role in the resistance to help the directee to notice what is happening, to name it and especially to track when the movement away from God begins. I will let the directee to invite the presence of God in directee's life, to note the movement of the Holy Spirit and to pray for God to help the directee to overcome