Coffee With The Doc

Today Dr. Schaffer is going to talk about our need for other people. Maybe that seems odd to you, but this fits into Principal #4 Proper Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Well-being. As Dr. Schaffer previously mentioned, he firmly believes we are designed by God to live in relationship with Him, but also in relationship with others. We need God and we need other people. Other people need us. We are designed to live in community. The development of how we go about being involved with those around us stated back when we were infants. This is compounded in the early development year 1-3. The foundation is laid here for interacting with the world around us. Social, emotional and personal development starts to take shape: making relationships, managing behavior and feelings and becoming more aware of self and confidence, yes, started in those early formative years. Countless books and college courses have be written on the “how to” of this topic.Genesis 2:18 (English Standard Version -ESV)18 Then the Lord God said,