! What if your leader is not living a holy and righteous lifestyle? Warning: What they are dealing with may or just might flow to you and in your life as well. Ask the Lord for discernment to know if the house that you are trusting with your soul is a safe environment. Not just for you but for your children’s sake.” This was a very strong statement and I knew that a lot of people would not like it and I may be crucified for it. However, I was ready to answer as to why I would make such a statement. It wasn’t something that I heard about, it was literally something that I personally experienced first hand.
Many years ago, my ex-husband and I were leaders in this particular church. Things were going very well. I was saved first and then about a year after he came to the Lord as well. When we joined the church our faithfulness and dedication catapulted us in the ministry. I was my Pastor’s right hand go to person. I was an Elder and my husband was Head Deacon. Our church experience was flourishing and so was every other section of our lives. In the ministry there were a lot of activities for the children to be involved in so they were content as well. My daughters were not my husband’s biological children but that did not matter. He had been in their lives since they were babies so he was the only dad they really had known. We knew each other since we were 14 years old.
I had my daughters at a very young age. I was a teenaged mother. I had them, one at age 16, 17, and 18 years old. Yes, three children by the time I was 18. My husband did an excellent job with helping me to raise my children. Our lives weren’t always perfect but being in church was the best thing that our family has ever experienced thus far. That was until I had begun to hear some very disturbing rumors about the Pastor. The rumors were so X-rated I had a hard time believing them. When the rumors would get so out of control, Pastor would address the congregation and simply deny the allegations all together.
He was a respected figure in the community and held very prestigious offices within the community.
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Prophetess Sheila R. Smith
Keeping It Kingdom Intl.
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