::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

By Mona Austin   Imagine going into a surgery at a hospital and the surgeon is visibly intoxicated, incoherent and unprepared to operate.  Would you consciously allow them to perform the surgery?  Likely no.  Why then, do Christians make an exception pertaining to their spiritual well-being and allow unstable leaders to operate in the church? Shouldn't pastors who are dealing with internal turmoil, their own personal demons that are displayed publicly, take  time off to recover -- to show up to the operating room prepared for surgery with the help of the Great Physician? God is the ultimate operator who wants to heal the Body of Christ. He would not leave his church with a gaping wound infected and cause the church to die. That is the work of the Enemy. A church may be viewed as a hospital for the mind, body and spirit. Now imagine you are the physician, keeping in mind that a physician may at times experience the same mental or physical vulnerabilit...

 By Mona Austin Reason #2372 not to openly share your struggles with people: they alone can not solve your problem. They can worry, speculate, gossip, make assumptions OR intercede for you by praying fervently to God, who has the answer to all problems. Many choose to forego the latter and come to their own conclusions about your situation, so why not go directly to the source and cast your cares on Him, for scripture teaches, HE cares for you? When people make assumptions about your situa tion, the purity of prayer is contaminated by fleshly thoughts and imaginings. God wants members of the household of faith to pray for one another sincerely and selflessly. In a sincere prayer victory is the expected result. Scripture instructs in James 5:16 – “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."  T here is nothing wrong with requesting prayer, but people are proving to m...