Clergy Dependency

Instead of being coached to directly hear from God many Christians have been trained to rely on second-hand spirituality. They have been taught to depend on religious resources like sermons, pastors, and daily devotional books rather than on the direct leading and inner teaching of the Holy Spirit. They have been taught to believe that they can’t understand the Bible by reading it for themselves.

Religious professionalism and pastor dependency have caused too many Christians to believe that they aren’t able or qualified to personally hear from God. Jesus taught the opposite. He said: “The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”

Shift your dependency. Begin to rely on Christ in you, not on religious resources.

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