To know thyself

I think some of the problems with the current unhealthy trend of pastoral behaviour is due to people not really knowing themselves. Some of them (and I hope it's a very small minority of them) went into ministry for the wrong reasons. Some of them just don't know themselves. Here are some bad reasons (not in any particular order):

• Job security in a insecure world 
• I don't know what the heck I am to do with my life
• I want to speak on stage every Sunday
• Power lust
• Lust for leadership role
• Selfish ambition
• Flexible working hours
• Desire to be popular and well-liked 

jar of clay

This is another post to blow off some steam. 

I guess what I am disappointed in some pastors nowadays is their uprightness or actually, the lack of it. It just bothers the heck out of me that some of them employ sneaky tactics to cover their butts and win popularity in the church. 

Selfishness. Pride.

These things prevent them from working for their real boss, God, which then cause a lot of problems. 

Where is the servant leadership? 

But I realize that the churchgoers are somewhat responsible for these behaviours to a certain extend. Yet there is no excuse for those pastors. They do have choices. At times their tactics are well planned, orchestrated with complex maneuvers and effort. 

That is scary. 

For me, I don't really ask too much from pastors as long as he or she is upright in front of God and man, honest, has a pure heart and love God. That's it. I don't demand great sermon, just tell me the Words of God. I don't mind if the sermon is like a lecture and lack entertaining elements as long as it is the Words of God and the truth. I don't care if the pastor is a lousy singer, has little talent, does not have a master or PhD, has a ugly spouse or kid or whatever. 

The world does not lack talent or education or skills in the latest trend and technology. The World lacks and desperately needs the message of God. 

Some pastors are marketing themselves according to the trends of time, doing things to win people, to have people look up upon them instead of God. 

We are jar of clay. We are only instruments for God to work in us. The thing is whether we have God inside, working in us. 

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