mistake #8 – unrealistic promises
I stood from the pulpit this fall and said that I was going to hit every campus and would hit at least one campus every week during lunch. The youth were excited and began to look for me. The first week past and I was booked with meetings, the second week I was slammed with planning, the third week came by and my kids got sick…and by week 4 my integrity was damaged.
I know we mean well, but we need to make sure we can back up what we say…especially when it comes from the same stage we are sharing God’s truth. Teenagers logic is if he lied about that how can I know he is for real when he is talking about God’s Word. I let my intentions cloud my reality. My reality is at my church, we meet, we do heavy programming and I don’t have a staff. So, my schedule is pretty tight. So, I should have known better.
So, I had to look at one kid in the eyes a few months ago and say, I will get there but I don’t know when. His eyes dropped. I felt like a heel.
Sean Rheaume 