It is important to remember as Ministry Leaders that we, too, are subject to weakness. One way that we can tell if we have lost sight of this is in how we treat others that have fallen away from God or those who have not matured in their faith.
If we have become impatient and dictatorial, then we have forgotten our own frailty and need for a Savior.
But if we have become gentle, patient and willing to walk with those that need to return to the Lord and need to grow in His love and His word, we have not forgotten our frailty, we have embraced it remembering that the honor to lead God's people was not something we chose, but was chosen for us by God. We are humbled by His choosing and dependent on His forgiveness. And out of that humility and forgiveness we lead like our gentle Savior, Who is ultimately the High Priest we follow.
"Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness. This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people. And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God..." Hebrews 5:1-4
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