The Evangelical Christian Voice in Chiropractic Since 1953
The 2024 CCA Auxiliary Scholarship
Christian Chiropractors
Association
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Fort Collins, CO 80525
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THIRD PLACE ESSAY
Logan Lamar
Auxiliary Scholarship
Third Place Award - 2024
Christian Chiropractors Association, Inc. 2550 Stover, B-102 Fort Collins, CO 80525 1.800.999.1970 970.482.1404
A
posture
of
encouragement
must
be
ready
long
before
the
patient
steps
into
the
office;
it
begins
with
the
Christian
chiropractor
preparing
his
own
heart
before
the
Lord.
The
two
primary
ways
God
has
provided
to
accomplish
this
are
through
prayer
and
the
study
of
the
Scriptures.
Colossians
3:16
says
to
“Let
the
word
of
Christ
dwell
in
you
richly,
teaching
and
admonishing
one
another
in
all
wisdom…”
By
filling
my
mind
with
the
truth
of
God’s
Word
and
meditating
on
it,
I
will
be equipped to encourage those in my path with wisdom. Prayer is
likewise
vital:
“Continue
steadfastly
in
prayer,
being
watchful
in
it
with
thanksgiving”
(Colossians
4:2).
Through
prayer,
I
submit
my
desires
to
God’s
desires
and
put
myself
in
a
position
to
be
used
in
His
service.
If
I
fail
to
fill
my
mind
with
God’s
truth
and
submit
to
God
in
prayer,
I
will
act
in
my
own
flesh
and
will fail to show God’s heart—which is the source of lasting encouragement—to the people around me.
After
diligent
heart
preparation,
the
application
of
encouragement
begins
with
the
patient
in
the
office.
Passive,
ongoing
encouragement
happens
through
the
demeanor
of
the
chiropractor
and
overlaps
aspects
of
godly
hospitality
such
as
warmly
receiving
the
patient,
listening
well,
maintaining
a
joyful
attitude,
and
treating
the
patient
with
the
highest
integrity
(Titus
1:8).
This
first
category
of
passive
encouragement
is
foundational
for
the
second
category
of
active,
strategic
encouragement.
Active,
strategic
encouragement
occurs
through
words
spoken
with
the
intention
to
build
up
(Proverbs
25:11-13).
I
can
deliver
genuine
compliments,
offer
to
pray
for
or
with
the
patient,
and
even
gently
point
them
toward
the
true
source
of
encouragement
that
is
in
Christ.
These
active,
strategic
forms
of
encouragement
must
always
be
extended
with
wisdom
and
sensitivity,
but
they
are
by
far
the
most
powerful
and
opportunities
to
actively
encourage
should
be
diligently sought.
Finally,
the
encouragement
continues
after
the
patient
has
left
the
office.
The
Christian
chiropractor
has
a
unique
opportunity
to
offer
highly
specific
prayers
for
the
people
directly
under
his
care,
silently
lifting
up
their
physical,
emotional,
and
spiritual
needs
to
the
Lord
and
praying
for
more
opportunities
to
encourage
and
share
the
peace
that
comes
from
knowing
God
(1
Timothy
2:1-4).
The
benefits
of
this
are
two-fold.
Firstly,
when
I
pray
for
others,
God
hears
my
prayers
and
promises to answer them according to His will for the benefit of my patients (1 John 5:14-15).
Logan
Lamar
is
a
student
at
Life
University
and
plans
to
graduate
in
December
of
2026.
He
became
a
member
of
the
CCA
in
the
spring
of
2023.
“How Can I Encourage Patients in this
Stress-filled World”
by: Logan Lamar
Life University
Secondly,
prayer
is
a
reminder
to
my
own
heart
that
I
am
not
God.
While
I
am
responsible
to
deliver
excellent
care,
I
am
not
ultimately
responsible
for
how
my
patients
respond
to
the
care
I
deliver:
the
results
through
prayer
are
entrusted
to
God
and
the
outcomes
providentially
stem
from
His
hand
(Psalm
127:1).
It
is
in
these
ways
I
may
encourage
the
patient
from
the
strength
that
God
supplies.