I wrongly held my pastors and leaders to an unattainable standard, and because of this found myself in a place of distaste and pain towards the church for a very long time. What this pastor did was terribly wrong and obviously deserved consequences, but so was the standard in which I was holding him to. It wasn’t fair for me to hold him to such a place of perfection. Why? Because as humans, we’re all just one decision away from making a mistake or fueling our sinful nature.
Christians are still human.
With all that being said, it’s been about eight years since God has brought me into my ministerial journey and the adventure itself has been incredible, to say the least. But although I am technically an ordained pastor in the beautiful state of Tennessee, a Christian author, and a speaker, this doesn’t mean that I am without flaw or failure. I mess up all the time. I say things I shouldn’t say, respond in ways I shouldn’t respond and pursue things I shouldn’t pursue. Excuse me for being honest with you, but it’s true. I’m human. My heart is filled with trash outside of Christ. This doesn’t mean I’m a hypocrite, it means I’m in need of the cross of Christ.
“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” —Romans 3:23
No matter if you’re a pastor, an author, father, a mother, a janitor or even a dentist, you’re still human, and you’re still going to make mistakes, regardless if you’re a Christian. The Christian life is full of imperfections, hence we needed a perfect Savior to die upon a splintered piece of wood on our behalf. We’re never going to be perfect, nor will we ever be able to obtain anything close to it.
Christians aren’t hypocrites, they’re human.
Does this mean we give up and accept our sinful nature? No. We pursue righteousness, purity and the light of Christ, but we don’t beat ourselves up if we are to trip over the hurdles of our flesh sometimes. We seek forgiveness, accept grace, learn from our mistakes and push forward towards another day. With that being said, we have to realize that Christians aren’t hypocrites, we’re human. We aren’t going to reflect Jesus perfectly, nor are we going to live a life that is flawless and without mishaps.
**This post originally appeared on Jarrid Wilson’s blog.
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