Even the priests had to atone for their sins.

This struck me, reading Leviticus.

In this day and age, people are idolized, sometimes, pastors and priests and “holy” people included.

We need to be very careful about that, not just for our sakes, but for theirs too.

Pride is an ugly beast. It sneaks in when you least expect it (ask me how I know).

And as much as pride can kill a community, it certainly can take down the one who harbors it, separating them from the God they’ve deceived themselves into believing they’re serving.

I lived this life once at our previous church. I got caught up in “all the things.” It didn’t start like that. It started out with a servant’s heart wanting to serve.

But, eventually, it became about serving man and not God, and sometimes, my own ego and pride.

It’s easy to do when you’re more worried about the result than the journey God’s taking you on.

Now, I’ve learned a little something: I’m not the savior of the world (surprise, surprise). I’m His servant. And my first responsibility is to Him, my second is to my husband, and my third is to my child.

As someone very close to me (and very wise) once said, we’re to serve the church within our own home first, stewarding them as God would have us.

And when things are well there, then my heart is free to serve elsewhere, wherever God desires me to go (not where I desire to go).

More succinctly: If I ignore the log jutting out of my own eye, how can I help remove my neighbor’s?

It’s a learning curve for sure and takes time.

Good thing, we know the Guy who created it.