Someone cheats in an exam because the fear of failing the exam is greater than the fear of being caught cheating.
Is it possible that some Pastors cheat on their spouse because the fear of failure in ministry is greater than the fear of cheating on the spouse and thus severely damaging their marriage?
Could a minister actually prefer to put their marriage at risk in order to get out of a Ministry situation where failure would be unbearable?
I think the answer is yes.
We need to honestly reflect on our ministry, and make sure we are not making it more important than it should be. It is not more important than our relationship with God, our wife/husband or our family.
If we fail in ministry, in our job/vocation...that is okay.
(Inspired in part by a post on Monday Morning Insight)
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I think that most pastors who cheat on their spouses due so mainly because of Lust. Satan knows that if he can bring down the pastor he can often destory the church - or at least mess (in some way)with the faith of the believers (particularly new believers) in the church... so I think that is one of the pivital places for demonic attacks. .. he comes in subtle like a lamb, using warm and caring feelings and turning them to obsessive lust.. I have seen it many times and I have been on the receiving end of the unwanted attention a pastor ~ had I not made the right choices things could have ended very badly, unfortunately for that particular pastor they did eventually anyway as he continued to lust..
Anyway, sorry to ramble on, .. so yep I think it's a lust thing more often than a fear of failure thing....
Great question thought!
Regards
Jenny