We can’t all be rich, famous, important, powerful, influential people in the Kingdom.
We’ve all been tempted with the desire, at least once. Wanting to be the pastor with tens of thousands of followers, or the best-selling author, or the influential professor with former students who became Presidents, or the speaker in demand. We want to have millions of people hanging on our every word, watching us perform on television.
And if we can’t have that, sometimes we want to pull down those who are. No one should pastor a megachurch. Those aren’t Biblical, we think. But is it mostly because we can’t pastor a megachurch and aren’t likely to ever do so?
Popularity, fame, riches and wealth, at the end of the day, matter less than we might think. Popularity brings its own stress: as we try to appeal to the masses rather than staying true to our vision.
You don’t have to be popular with masses to have impact. Their rejection of the vision God has given you is meaningless, since the vision wasn’t given to them and they know next to nothing about it.
Focus on the (probably smaller) audience that cares about the vision. Because the important part is seeing it fulfilled, not being adulated by the throngs.
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