Religious Leaders = Hypocrites

While putting my oldest daughter to bed tonight, I gave her a long hug. I felt this rush of happy emotions run through my body. I thought to myself this is how God feels when we take the time to hug him, when we take the time to sit in his presence. Then I went and read Matthew 23 where Jesus just rips the religious leaders a new one. He lights into them. I would not have wanted to be one of the guys Jesus is calling on the carpet. But then I thought to myself, am I one of them. Am I a modern day Pharisee. Am I a cup that is clean on the outside and filthy on the inside? Am I someone who expects people to do things that I am not willing to do? Do I have the same apathy that I see in some of my students? Am I a good example of who I want my students to become? I am not sure that I am. I know I am filthy on the inside. Any honest person knows that about themselves. But do I consider myself better than others when in all actuality I am not. These are great reflection questions that I think any Christian leader needs to think about. The thing that Jesus wants us to be as leaders is servants. Am I a willing servant? Would I do things even if no one noticed? I pray that I am a servant. I pray that I strive to be someone my students can look up to. I pray that I can model a relationship with Jesus that is intimate. I know I need work. I just hope that I am real and not a hypocrite.