Creative Writing | Take Care of Yourself Oh Ye Pastor

1Tim.4.15 - Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.^source

Shalom shalom happy weekend to you all in Jesus name. I know you all are doing amazingly great and strong. It's Saturday on this side of the globe and i have a little writing for us. Hope we enjoy this, now let's go!

Paul wrote this letter to Timothy and was giving him some last advices which Timothy should consider if he wants to be successful in ministry and life in general. He asked him to meditate and give himself to some things of he wants to succeed. If Paul is giving these secrets to Timothy, it means he also practiced it and by experience, these things which he's asking his son to ponder upon are also the things behind his huge success in his area of calling. What are they.

1Tim.4.16 - Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.^source

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The first thing Timothy is to bother about is himself, (health). It's not being selfish. If you have abundant capacity with a sickly body, your release will not be up to capacity.

This yourself has to do with your family and healthy ( Eph.5.29 - For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:)

This means you should eat well, take care of your on body, take care of your home, but not love these more than God. Some people will be disappointed on the day of their announcement because the body they neglected will begin to fail them. God is Spirit, but he's the God of all flesh.

The next one is, Your psychological State;

Phil.4.8 - Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.^source

Elijah, Moses, with all their anointing and encounters, one day contemplated suicide. Mind your psychological health. we are sorry for Judas, for he had to kill himself because of his mind. The anointing doesn't mean you won't ever have stress, but it actually beings stress. Imagine trying to teach a child calculus but simple arithmetics that child doesn't understand the importances?

Some Pastors beat their wives, but some of their wives kill them. Attitude is a psychological destroyer. Men of God, take care of yourselves. Do you know more men commit suicide than women? One troublesome woman is equivalent to the whole trouble of Israel in the desert. ie no shock you say with all we do, God sees us like a single wife of his? All these our troubles we give God, one woman can furnish it to a single man or many men. I'm not mysogenic😂

The next thing is your doctrine! The order is well given by paul. I have already written many times on doctrine. He said, if you meditate, give yourself and focus on these, you will be successful, and ....

You shall save first yourself, and the others that listen to you. People might never be saved if you neglect your body, not to talk of your doctrine. Save men by saving yourself continually. Shalom shalom