I learn everyday and I make sure to thank God for clarity. What I have recently be very adamant about is what we allow ourselves to be exposed to and take in. In case you didn't know your mind controls and/or plays a large role in your functionality; your actions, perceptions, choices, etc. What you see and what your mind process as tangible becomes real to you. With that being said, it is important that we monitor what we take in. We have to be aware of who and what we listen to.
Although I believe in the motivation to lead and guide and pursue the goal of being a preacher, every individual is not meant to be a pastor, teacher, minister or preacher. Just because a family member wants to pass on the business does not make you entitled. Preaching is a God given talent and a calling nonetheless. Just like my ability to write is God given, I was chosen to use my literature as my medium. I was called to speak and teach and I never understood my prophesy until now. Although being a pastor in terms of a congregation is not what I had in mind and doesn't really align with my talent, I have found that my work, my life, my journey and my literature are my story. They are my lessons and I use them to speak to the masses and encourage and motivate the world.
I know several people in my life who either should not be preaching or ministering or who judge because they feel that they know God more than another, and want to share the stories of God with out life lesson or testimony. Although God does not judge we tend to encourage people to seek him by judging how they are not like him or don't participate in church. At the end of the day, we are imperfect and God sent his son Jesus to die for that very reason and that is why we are not to pass any judgement. Education and encouragement are the motivation of the church. But I believe that the real lesson, the real encounter with God comes in the moments of solitude when you know yourself and identify that you want and need to be more like him. When you welcome him in, that is when you make your connection. That sparks your desire to seek him and establishes your faith to believe in him. That is when you seek self improvement and a greater understanding of how to conduct yourself in this world. And even with this you are not perfect but you strive to be better and I believe that is the greatest lesson in life of all.
