"Watching for their souls" Hebrews 13:17: Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. The heart of the Pastor is given to that of "watching for the souls" that have been entrusted to him for their "spiritual well being". Certainly, there is no greater challenge for the Pastor, nor is their anything that will cost the Pastor any more. Read after the heart of the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:15: "I will most gladly spend and be expended for your souls". To watch for their souls required the sacrifice of self. This must be our passion, to spend our lives for the good of those who are under our care. There are many men with the ability to preach or teach, this thing called Pastoring requires more than mere ability, it requires my life. My prayer is that my God would always grant unto me a willingness to give self for the good of others. Not to fret for there is no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in truth! Most sincerly Pastor Jim