Spiritual leadership is an overflow of your relationship with Christ. Being a pastor is never your primary reason for living; it is an overflow of your primary reason for living, which is your relationship with Christ!
If being a pastor trumps spiritual leadership of your family, you’re off.
If being a pastor trumps spiritual leadership over yourself, you’re off.
If being a pastor is a job for you, you’re off.
If spiritual leadership is something you can do outside of God’s influence, you’re off.
You might feel like spending a couple days to re-connect with Jesus is a mismanagement of time, but I would submit that leading outside of God’s power is idolatry – maybe even of yourself.
Get back to the basics.
1. While you were steeped in sin, Jesus reached down to rescue you (Romans 5:8).
2. Your goal in life should be to bring him glory with your life (1 Corinthians 6:20, Revelation 5:13).
3. You serve others because that is the example set before us (Philippians 2:3-8).
If the way you lead allows you to NOT listen to the voice of God, it’s time to invest some time in your relationship with your Creator!