Do you qualify?

If you are a pastor or thinking about becoming one, consider this checklist given to us in I Timothy 3 and Titus 1.

Be the husband of one wife

Rule well his own house

Not be a novice

Have a good report from those outside the church

Practice good behavior

Be given to hospitality

Be apt to teach

Not be given to wine or strong drink

Not be a brawler

Not be greedy

Be a lover of good men

Give good advice

Be holy

Be temperate

Do you qualify? What needs work?

Can I get a little help?

"If you love me, keep My commandments." - John 14:15

If you love God you should do everything that He calls you to.

It can be hard to do everything that God calls us to do because when it comes to giving God everything it scares us. We are afraid to let go of the past because we are comfortable with how things are now. We try to find common ground, just enough to please God and enough to be satisfied with life at the same time. We know we should be witnessing more to others, spending more time serving, and giving more of our finances away, but we don't because we are afraid...

Afraid to let go..

Afraid to change..

Afraid to live..

But Jesus responds in the next verse "And I will pray to the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever." 

Jesus knew that we couldn't do it on our own. He knew that living a life that was totally different from our norm would be scary. But he gives every believer the Holy Spirit to help us fulfill all the commands of God. Even the ones that we think are impossible. 

We don't have to be afraid.. we have a helper, we have God working in us.