There have been two times in my life where the counsel I received from spiritual leaders was not right. The first was several years ago when I was leading student worship at my church. God was really moving in my life and I really believed that God was calling me into full time ministry. An opportunity came to lead worship for a new church start in our area. My wife and I prayed about the opportunity and really felt that this was God working out what we were already feeling.
However, when I met with my pastor and explained all that had happened and that we felt called to go, he straight up told me that it wasn't God's will for me. You see, the pastor of the new church was very well known and the new church would start meeting within 10 miles of our existing church. My pastor feared that the new church would hurt attendance. Therefore, his counsel was tainted. In the end, I went. Both churches thrived and many more were brought into the Kingdom, I believe, because I listened to God and not my pastor.
(to be continued..."
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