WHEN PASTORS LOSE THEIR passion for God

In this episode of the Struggling Pastors Podcast, Thien gives us some encouraging thoughts and insights about renewal and restoring our love and passion for God.

2 Corinthians 11:27-28

27in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. 28And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.

Revelations 2:1-7 ESV

1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2“‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. 3I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary. 4But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. 5Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. 6Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

LESSONS & INSIGHTS:

1. Pastor, Jesus is talking to you, not the congregation.

2. Pastor, Jesus sees all the good that you are doing...

3. Pastor, Jesus cares more about your heart than your ministry.

Q - How do we restore our passion for God?

1. REMEMBER from where you have fallen.

2. REPENT - commit to making changes

3. REDO - v.5 - "do the works you did at first"

And remember...

"And us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (Gal. 6:9 NIV)

Until next time, God bless.

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