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Today, I realized that God isn 't just a God of rule or the God of fixing my mistakes. You see, while those things are great, God is the God of restoration... Especially during a breather. I messed up. I allowed my life to spiral out of control, pride to be a way of life, people to get closer than they should and created an environment with my emotions that damaged me and those around me. Codependency took me places I never thought I 'd go and kept me there longer than I ever planned to stay. The idea of doing anything to gain the acceptance and affirmation of another became an adrenaline rush for me. It became my drug of choice. Whether it was paying for someone 's meal, helping them through a problem, doing something no one else could do …show more content…

I would pass these on to anyone involved with a platform ministry or Pastor and Minister of the Gospel: Spiritual Development and Accountability is necessary. So many times we think we don 't need spiritual development or that it 's not an option for us. There are two things that every pastor and person on a platform needs: A Spiritual Advisor and a Counselor. These may be a spouse or close friend, however it may also be someone who is licensed and more qualified professionally to handle situations. Time away isn 't detrimental. It was strange sitting in a pew. It was different not planning worship or having an early morning sound check. The greatest part for me is that I 'm readapting to just worshipping. Time away can be a good thing and can allow a refocus for your ministry but more importantly your heart. Just knowing there 's a problem doesn 't fix the problem. I 've know for a while that I had some problems to work on. I think I thought that if I could just keep going and since there was a knowledge that it would just fix itself and go away. I make daily choices to die to myself and live for Christ. A gameplay and strategy for restoration is very

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