30 Things I Never Get Used To

Today my air conditioner went out. It will be repaired in a couple of days so it could be worse. However, it reminded me that even though I’ve lived in Georgia for over 40 years, I have never gotten used to the heat and humidity during our summer months.

As leaders, I know there are things we should never be expected to get used to as well. Things that create a holy discontent.  Things that keep me awake at night:

1. I never get used to leaders who serve themselves rather than others.
2. I never get used to people sitting on the sidelines of our churches and society and not volunteering.
3. I never get used to the exploitation of children.
4. I never get used to seeing people society has seemed to have forgotten like the homeless.
5. I never get used to politicians of any party who clearly have an agenda other than serving their constituents. 
6. I never get used to hearing grown men tell me they are unemployed.
7. I never get used to people who are rude to waiters and waitresses (especially on Sundays). 
8. I never get used to meeting abandoned children. 
9. I never get used to leaders who knowingly lead people astray.
10. I never get used to those times when my wife and I are in a disagreement. 
11. I never get used to conflict. 
12. I never get used to my daughter crying for any reason. 
13. I never get used to people leaving their spouses. 
14. I never get used to failure. 
15. I never get used to feeling like I’m not good enough.
16. I never get used to things breaking down.
17. I never get used to greed.
18. I never get used to the large number of children who need government assistance to simply eat a school lunch.
19. I never get used to children growing up without a father in the home. 
20. I never get used to a church’s vision going unfunded and unfulfilled. 
21. I never get used to churches having a declining attendance.
22. I never get used to families who stop going to church.
23. I never get used to young people who stop going to church when they go off to college.
24. I never get used to moral failures by religious leaders.
25. I never get used to lay leaders at churches shutting down the plans of pastors.  
26. I never get used to illiteracy.  
27. I never get used to churches having generational gaps. 
28. I never get used to aging parents who are sick.
29. I never get used to leaders who squash the spirit and dreams of others. 
30. I never get used to people entering into a Christ-less eternity.

This is my very transparent list.  You may not have a problem with some of what I’ve listed.  If so, feel free to talk about it.  But as you are discussing it, also tell me what you never get used to.

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