Half a Dozen Things You Should Always Remember About Your Pastor.

Right now I'm assuming that the pastor or priest you have has, in fact, been chosen and mandated to do what he or she is doing by God. So here are six things I wish many of us would remember more often about our spiritual leaders.

1. Always remember that he or she is first a man/woman. Just like the rest of us, our spiritual leaders also have highs and lows, natural inclinations and influences, emotional conflicts, foibles, and sometimes, even irksome eccentricities- or simply put, weirdness. It is what it is. And what it is is that angels are in heaven. Your pastor or priest isn't one of them.
2. Always remember that he or she is not ONLY  a man/woman, but also a man/woman of God. Yes I know we are all God's children, BUT your spiritual head has been divinely prepared and authorized, in a way that you haven't, to represent God within an allotted sphere, wielding divine authority, spreading divine influence and implementing divine will. Directly opting to confront and oppose them is, in a sense, directly choosing to confront and oppose God.
3. However, always remember that your pastor or priest IS NOT God. We are all human. Meaning we are all very mortal and very dispensable. Your pastor or priest, no matter his or her name or level of influence, is no different. Remember too that they are not perfect, ONLY God is. In my opinion, it is wisdom to make allowance for imperfections and growth, even in your pastor. Revere your pastor or priest but please quit all that boot licking and butt kissing. You do them no good that way. Note this please: God does not love you any less than He does your pastor. As a matter of fact, His love for you forms the greatest chunk of the reason why that spiritual leader of yours was called and assigned in the first place.

Chew on this for now, and watch out for the last half of the dozen tomorrow. As always, thanks for reading. Ciao.