I think about this a lot—how can I preach something when I still make mistakes and am far from perfect? It's something I struggle with, but your post highlights an important point: continuous self-examination and reengagement are key.
My favorite lines from the post.
1. We don't always practice perfectly what we preach. She admonished me and said that nobody expects perfection. She said that if everyone who preached on Sunday morning had to be perfect, there would never be anyone to preach on Sunday mornings.
2. Sustaining a Sabbath rhythm to living that makes space for examination and reflection. Releasing the guilt and shame. Repentance. Reengaging rather than succumbing to the spiritual battle between sin and our soul.
I think about this a lot—how can I preach something when I still make mistakes and am far from perfect? It's something I struggle with, but your post highlights an important point: continuous self-examination and reengagement are key.
My favorite lines from the post.
1. We don't always practice perfectly what we preach. She admonished me and said that nobody expects perfection. She said that if everyone who preached on Sunday morning had to be perfect, there would never be anyone to preach on Sunday mornings.
2. Sustaining a Sabbath rhythm to living that makes space for examination and reflection. Releasing the guilt and shame. Repentance. Reengaging rather than succumbing to the spiritual battle between sin and our soul.
It's such a battle sometimes Ravjot. My thinking is to act like king David. He made many mistakes but stayed in pursuit of God and repented quickly.
So true Andy. I think you hit all the right adjectives there! 😊 It's terribly humbling too to be used by God to teach His word to His people.