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Humility - A word from Pastor Brett...
We are told that knowledge puffs up - so as we study God's Word, we need to learn how to
share truth in love without
exalting ourselves.
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learned this the hard way... |
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I n t e g r i t y! ...truth, honesty, ethics,
and solid faith. We are all called by God to be ministers full time, even if we have to
work a secular job. Do you know the honor God has given you to be His child and part of a
royal priesthood? Let me share a little of how I feel... How can I explain the joy of
being called in the Ministry? To know that God has chosen you to proclaim His Word to the
world is almost overwhelming. The feeling is almost paradoxical though, for your flesh
wants to well up with pride and self importance, yet both of these feelings are contrary
to being a successful Christian. Of all the problems Pastors face, this is one of the
hardest. On one hand you have to completely die to yourself and be a humble servant, and
on the other you feel God's power flow through you and experience His inspiration and
begin to feel like God uses you because you are special. This is where pride sneaks in and
your head begins to swell. It is extremely difficult to manage this sense of importance
and power - and this is the great paradox of being used by God - for God to work through
you and anoint your words, you have to completely die to self and have the humility to
know that it is not you who lives but Christ living and working through you. When you are
in this position God pours out His blessing on your life and the ministry He is using you
in, but as He blesses and uses you, you begin to lift yourself up and believe the power
and success is yours because you are special. God must then humble you before He can
continue working through you, and in being humbled you realize again that it is not your
greatness that makes you successful in life but Gods greatness flowing through you. It is
only the seasoned Pastor or a mature child of God who finally comes to a place where the
process of being puffed up and then humbled slows and he begins to live in a state of
humility on the inside and power on the outside. This is spiritual integrity. It took me 7
years to finally come close to this place of balance (my wife would most assuredly say I
have not even come close) and I had to go through the humbling process several times since
that wonderful day I was called into the ministry. The road has been long and at times
hard, but it has been worth it all! Jesus is calling you to integrity and humility. |
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