You have to be very careful the way you live your life, because the Bible says everyone will carry his own cross; everyone will bear his own burden (Galatians 6:4). The Bible charges us not to walk with the wisdom of men, but by the Word of God. Many people always seem to want to follow man rather than God, and they end up believing a lie, thus erring from the faith and piercing themselves through with many sorrows.
God may use somebody as an instrument to preach His Word, but sometimes it’s possible even for such a one to misunderstand Scripture and begin to declare certain things right that are wrong, or wrong that are right. He may say things that are completely inconsistent with the Scriptures and may even fall into sin and misconduct. As a result of that, some Christians may get disappointed or discouraged in their faith; many may stop going to church and some others may even fall out of faith and backslide, because they say, “If that could happen to Pastor ‘So-and-so,’ who am I then?”
When that minister repents, he is fully restored to God, but the one who fell did because he followed man, not God. You can avoid making such a mistake by having a personal understanding of the Word of God and following the Word hundred percent.
Don’t ever find yourself pointing an accusing finger at a minister of God. Don’t spread stories about the wrong things they did. If they really did wrong, what you should do is not blame them or accuse them, but pray for them. Pray that they would repent and ask God for their forgiveness. God looks on the heart, and if that person would actually genuinely repent, God forgives him, and if you had been pointing an accusing finger, that finger now points back at you. Don’t accuse God’s anointed, because you share in the anointing. Our job is not to condemn or accuse one another. That is the devil’s responsibility. Don’t help him do his job!
