Just had a conversation with a pastor who is really questioning whether or not to stay at the church he is currently at. He said something that really struck me. He said, “I don’t feel like I can totally be myself.”

I’ve blogged this before, but let me say it again. I am so grateful for a church where I can dress up in a Mr. Incredible Suit, river dance in the reflecting pool, or chase geese in the Anacostia river. In other words, I’m grateful for a church where I can be myself.

In the long run, I wonder if trying to be a “pastor” sometimes gets in the way of being ourselves. Life is too short. You’ve got to know who you are. You’ve got to know who you’re not.

I honestly think my first few years of ministry I was really trying to be a pastor. Now I’m trying to be myself. There is a subtle yet significant difference!

Be Yourself.