Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.As the leader of a class at church, this is something that tends to sit in the back of my head, the fear that I might be leading people away from the truth. The fact that I'm increasingly ambivalent about the church I attend doesn't help keep those concerns at rest. I worry that in my pain, I may say something, in the moment, with all the best intentions, but lead to a bad result.
In those moments, I just have to trust that God is moving, even when I can't see it. I have to pray that He realizes my pain and weaknesses, and He is guarding against them splashing onto others. He can protect His people, and I have to ask that He extend that protection when it might be needed.
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