Why?

Psalm 43: 5              NKJV

⁵ Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me?

When my wife Debbie got home from work last night, she asked me... “Is everything alright?”

I could’ve handed her a line, but because she’s very perceptive, she would’ve known I wasn’t being totally honest.

Do you ever have low, sort of melancholy days?

The older I get, the more I reflect on the life I’ve already lived, and the days I have remaining.

Even Jesus had a wide range of emotions. He was compassionate, angry, distressed, filled with sorrow, and obviously there were times of great joy.

Then I began to wonder, if Pastor’s/Preachers/Minister’s have those same sort of various emotions. Maybe all followers of Christ feel that way?

Before I was a Pastor, I’m not sure I felt the ways I sometimes feel, now.

Loneliness, sadness, disappointment, and sometimes just downright frustrated.

The only people who seem to understand my fickle feelings, are other Pastor’s.

St. Paul seemed to embody the emotions of Jesus when He said... “I long for you with the compassion of Christ.” (Philippians 1: 8)

Maybe when a person focuses on the life of Jesus, that might just bring His emotions into light.

I realize that some theologians will argue that God isn’t at all swayed by feelings, and I get that.

Could it be that as we gaze into the glory of Jesus, maybe we are being transformed into His likeness? (2 Corinthians 3: 18)

The fact of the matter remains, that just because I serve God fulltime, doesn’t mean I’m always on my, “A” game...