The Reality of the Relationship

I definitely believe it is really easy for an individual who is actively engaged in vocational ministry to be struggling in their relationship with Christ. Just because someone works in a church doesn’t mean they are walking along side God. Number one, people can be very fake and not even care to have an intimate relationship with Christ. Number two, people get busy with things and sometimes push God aside, whether on accident or purpose, and they fill their time with those things instead of striving to fall more in love with Jesus. People also get lazy. They don’t feel like reading their Bible or praying, or they would much rather do other things. People who work in vocational ministry are still people. People are human. Humans are sinful. Humans are selfish. It doesn’t matter if they work in a church or not, they are still capable of falling into these things. Satan may even try to attack them more with these things because they have such an influence on the church.

It’s also very dangerous for ministers to start to become lazy, selfish, or too busy because it’s so easy to slip and they play such a role in the church. They need to continue to strive to live like Christ. They need to daily pursue a deep relationship with God. They should be falling more and more in love with God every day, even the really hard days. This is how they stand up to this reality. This is how we all fight Satan. Daily, hourly, constantly seeking God’s face and seeking to please only the Lord. By being a God fearer, but being in love with Him too.