Preachers are Perfect ??

There was a time when I though all preachers were perfect; I thought I could look at a preacher and consistently see Christ.

I now know that no matter the title, NO ONE IS PERFECT. Every set of eyes I see is struggling with something. We all have issues. We all struggle with some type of voice from satan speaking lies into our soul.

At some point I moved from seeing perfection to being overwhelmed with criticism and focusing in on the hypocrisies. There was a time when I trusted no one.

The season I am currently walking through is a season of tentative hope. I see potential in people. I see God's Kingdom coming. And I see myself as a fellow-traveller on the journey. It is not my job to judge. It is not my job to fix everyone's problems.

God has called me to love. God has called me to align myself with him...in my lifestyle...in my home...as I interact with those who are following him and those who are not.

I appreciate what the apostle Paul has to say about weaknesses in 2 Corinthians 12.9-10

God says,

"My grace is enough; it's all you need.
My strength comes into its own in your weakness."

Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ's strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become.

Does this mean we all say 'screw it' and wallow in our failures? Of course not. It means that - just as we take the burden of a sick or hurting friend to the foot of the cross - we also take our weakness. We offer it. We allow God to use it. We allow his Kingdom to come into our mess.

Isn't it amazing that he wants all of us?