If I am not under the word of God it is not possible to for me to receive godly counsel. If life is not being ministered to me, the rest is purposeless. God loves to give me life. My pastor loves to give me life; he is a pastor according to God’s heart, he feeds me with knowledge and understanding. When these things are available to a person, second best is no good at all. When our choice is life, or something other than life, the something other is no good at all. Human wisdom is foolishness to God.
So, do I want God, or do I simply want what He can do for me while I stay alive in my own way and life? The natural man is not happy with truth because it uncovers him as untrue. The language of it tells him he is not in charge. Great patience is required of a pastor; a pastor should not shepherd anyone he does not love. I am in need of the rod and staff of the word of God in the hands of a man anointed to shepherd God’s children. My pouting because I cannot have my way in God’s family is not a surprise nor is it effective, God will have His way. I must be taught that it is better to be a child of God than to be the king of my own imagination. When I believe it, my pastor can give an account of my soul with joy.
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