The Tight-Rope
Read a story about a mega-church pastor who had been cheating on his wife for the past few months.
He got caught.
He was fired and stripped of all his ministry credentials.
And then he filed for divorce.
The Christian life is a tight-rope. We can fall off either side.
What keeps us tethered and balanced is our relationship with God - nothing else.
The power of God flowing through our souls can keep us upright, when temptation screams all around us.
But most of us neglect this primary relationship. Placing the demands of ministry ahead of all else can be devastating.
Identity needs to be grounded in relational reality, not vocational reality.
We are children of God, before we are pastors, leaders, teachers, etc.
He got caught.
He was fired and stripped of all his ministry credentials.
And then he filed for divorce.
The Christian life is a tight-rope. We can fall off either side.
What keeps us tethered and balanced is our relationship with God - nothing else.
The power of God flowing through our souls can keep us upright, when temptation screams all around us.
But most of us neglect this primary relationship. Placing the demands of ministry ahead of all else can be devastating.
Identity needs to be grounded in relational reality, not vocational reality.
We are children of God, before we are pastors, leaders, teachers, etc.
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