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TITLE: The Shepherd | Previous Challenge Entry
By Gale BROWN
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Have I replace the joy of my life with envy and strife? Have I replaced the compassion for people, with the fact that the government have programs out there for them? Does anyone else see that God has called me into greatness?
I have talk to many others Christian that told that I should be patience. My pastor has talk to me because he see the disapairs and have heard my cry. I see so many that has gone on into ministry before me that start out with me. I know that many people in my church are block my blessing. There are worship leaders, deacon, elders, and ministers that don't want to see me in leadership.
A word from the Lord instantly fell on me that it knocked me to my knees saying: If I am truly your Lord, why do you stand before me with complains and a troubled heart? You have lost that joy that I have place into you. You don't listen to my voice if it doesn't agree what you want. I am your Rock and I have angels that are around you. But until you whole-heartedly surrender your mind, body and life to me; I will not elevate you. I am a God of love but I am the God of correction. Do not complain about the perscution that you are going through; for it is to make you strong.
I instantly start crying out unto the Lord for forgiveness. I realize that I had been very selfish, unforgivening, fill myself with pride, and was to proud to listen to anything that anyone had to say.
I went to my pastor and apolized for the way that I had been. I told him that Jesus is the Good Shepherd and that God had place him to be the undershepherd to this branch of Zion.
All of us should respect our pastors for they labor to the Lord on our behalf. We don't know what they go through to get where they are. I see my pastor in a different light now, realized the journey he must have went through to get where he is. I have a new respect for my pastor and pastors in general for they are responible for our very souls.
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