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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBy pressure,\nI mean intense scrutiny. I know of a pastor that has all glass walls in the\nchurch office. This guy understood that he\u2019s a target. Pastors are\nunnecessarily targeted and scrutinized almost like a political figure. They are\nheld, by society, to a perfect standard that no one can achieve. They\u2019re human.\nBut they\u2019re not allowed to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They have a job. That job really isn\u2019t to make you feel good. It\u2019s to deliver truth. Usually, in delivering truth, it does make you feel good. Because you learn the truth that you serve a God who will never leave you, forsake you and cared enough for you that he was ok with His only son being murdered to take on and wear every single thing you and I do wrong. That selflessness alone, makes us grateful and feel better about our future.\u00a0 Another truth is that we’ve all fallen short<\/a> of God’s standard. Our righteousness is like filthy rags<\/a>. The truth is some of us spend more time with our phones than our kids. The truth is God said we’re robbing Him<\/a> by not paying tithes. Truth doesn’t always feel good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The problem\nis some pastors have lost sight of that truth. They just gloss over truth so\nthat they don\u2019t offend. After all, it would hurt their income. And somewhere in\nthere, they forget that God is their provider, not church members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But for the ones that are delivering truth, the only way they can is if they are willing to possibly offend you. They have to know that they are just delivering what God already said and in doing so, the Holy Spirit may offend or convict you in the process. But you have to be prepared for WHEN, not if, that happens. It\u2019s only a matter of time. Pastor Kody Woodard<\/a>, of Renovation Church<\/a> says, \u201cGod sees you where you are, saves you where you are, but loves you too much to leave you where you are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bank on it,\nthe pastor is going to say something you don\u2019t like, and most of the time, he\u2019s\nright. But at times, he\u2019s dead wrong. Sometimes, he makes mistakes. We have to\nallow him to make mistakes. We have to allow him to be human. We have to give\ngrace where we\u2019ve received grace. The calling of a pastor doesn\u2019t mean he just\ninstantly got a \u201cPerfection Upgrade\u201d. He\u2019s still a work in progress. But he has\nbeen given a job, a calling, a duty that you don\u2019t want. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Are you ready to get phone calls at 1am that someone is very ill or had an accident and they want their pastor there? Are you cut out to conduct a funeral with a casket that is about 2 feet long? Are you ready to be constantly ridiculed for every move and every word that comes out of your mouth? Are you prepared to be the target of every attack from our society? Are you prepared to lose friends over what you know is right? Be ready to have your motives questioned every time you make a decision. Get ready for people in your congregation to verbally assault you over speaking on a certain subject or a certain scripture because it was too \u201cconvicting\u201d. What\u2026 you don\u2019t want that job? Well that\u2019s the job your pastor signed up for and knew that\u2019s what he was getting into\u2026 and he did it anyway. Because he loves God and God\u2019s people more than himself! No, I don\u2019t understand it either, but the next time you are quick to attack a pastor, look at his heart before you jump to conclusions. Chances are, he\u2019s really trying his best. Remember, there’s ONLY ONE perfect person to ever live… and he’s not pastoring any church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I know that growing up, my dad said many things that I didn\u2019t like. He often made decisions that were right- though I didn\u2019t know it at the time. He, sometimes, made decisions that were wrong. But at the end of the day, me and my brothers knew we were loved, protected and cared for. Even when we were mad. Because that\u2019s what family does. They butt heads – then forgive each other. If you want church to be a family, be ready for what family really is. The benefits are immeasurable. So, to family or not to family\u2026 it\u2019s up to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Stay Classy GP!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grainger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Remember that school teacher you had that was one of your favorite teachers? Remember hearing that they either retired or passed away and how you felt? Sure, we all do. That person dedicated their entire life to help kids advance in life. If I asked for each of you to send me the name of … <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kody.jpg\")
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