What stresses you?? This is the first real day off I have had in a while, and I’ve been thinking a lot about things . . . About life . . . About stress and what seems to be pulling my chain lately.
Yes, even a pastor has stress in his life. You wouldn’t think so, since we only REALLY work two days a week (right??), but we do. Not only as a pastor, but as a husband and father, I am not immune to stress. One of the hardest facts of life to accept is that there WILL be people or situations (about which you can do nothing) that will cause you heartache. A few of them are really getting to me today.
It stresses me that there are people in our church family that consciously choose NOT to get along with others. That just boggles my mind. WHY would anyone even want to do that?? Is this a failure of leadership on my part, or do I just need to accept the fact that some people like living life this way?? I think the second, but I am beginning to question the first option.
As a Southern Baptist pastor, I also realize the volatile nature of my employment. I am commanded to follow God, to do as He says at all costs. If I ever fail on that one, He will take care of me. But the volatile part comes into play when taking a stand for something right, even if my people do not agree. Case in point would be what has happened at several of our churches in recent months. People don’t realize that some of these folks are friends of mine, and I hurt for them, too. And it makes me wonder . . .
Now, I will be the first to admit that I am not perfect. And I NEED your prayers. I concern myself with being a faithful child of God, a faithful husband, a loving father, a good pastor, and a friend to those who call me by that name. And that is just the tip of the iceberg!
David
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