HOW TO BE A BLESSING TO YOUR PASTOR (2)

I taught the church a simple lesson in the early days of ministry. It was our midweek service. I asked the church to go round and check up on themselves to ask the simple question, “How are you?” They went around exchanging pleasantries and encouraging smiles. I realized that no one walked towards me to say a word. I smiled and told the church that no one came to ask how I was doing?

As much as your pastor will not say a word, there are times they also go through stretching seasons. There is a pull on their spirit, soul and body. There was a day that as I was rejoicing with a family, I was also trying to stand with two others going through a crisis. It was an interesting episode. It was stretching. We hardly caught a sleep.

One way to be a blessing to your pastor is to take your place in the assignment. If he has to combine what you should do and what he should do, it will take a toll on him. If he has to fight alone without help, it can be the end of the ministry and the minister at times.

It is quite possible for your pastor to get exhausted. There are times when the work takes a toll, even on the call. When the called is burdened, it is very important who is around him at that time. It will sometimes happen right in the middle of obedience to divine assignment. May your pastor be surrounded by Aarons and Hurs and never by a Delilah. A Delilah can offer her knees but never in prayer. It is a trap to slay!

The Amalekites attacked Moses and the Israelites. Moses went up the mount with Aaron and Hur, while Joshua and the fighting men went to the battleground. Right on the assignment, Moses started to get weary. Thank the Lord for the blessing of the right men.

“As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset.”
Exodus 17:11-12 NIV

They knew when the hands of Moses were getting weary.
They made a move to find him a posture of rest so he could get the work going.
They did not try to get the rod from his hands. They were not in competition with him.
They steadied his hands and kept the rod raised.

The same happened to David. David went to war, leading the nation of Israel. David got exhausted at the war front. A giant that David would have killed easily wanted to take advantage of his weary state. Truly, the anointed can get to a point of tiredness at times.

“Once again there was a battle between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his men to fight against the Philistines, and he became exhausted.”
2 Samuel 21:15 NIV

The giant cornered David and was about to kill him.

“Ishbi-benob was a descendant of the giants; his bronze spearhead weighed more than seven pounds, and he was armed with a new sword. He had cornered David and was about to kill him.”
2 Samuel 21:16 NLT

But thank God for the blessing of trained and sensitive men.

“But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue and killed the Philistine. Then David’s men declared, “You are not going out to battle with us again! Why risk snuffing out the light of Israel?””
2 Samuel 21:17 NLT

Do you know when your Pastor needs help?
Are you sensitive enough to be there for them in the midst of tough days?
You need to be sensitive because they will likely keep going without saying a word.

© temilOluwa Ola, Eruwa

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