NO DIFFERENT THAN YOU

I just was thinking how others look up to me.
They look up to me because of my "title",
my title is Pastor.
Yes its true that I enjoy the respect I receive,
yet I give much respect.
The teenagers that I pastor are just what they are, teenagers.
They come from different backgrounds, they all have their 
own personal problems. 
I am there for each of them in any way that they need me to be,
I try to live my life as an example of Jesus Christ.
These teens need to be loved and cared for, they need to laugh,
they need to cry.
They know that they can count on me for anything.
They call, text, and come over at all hours, there is no limit
to what I will not do for any of these kids and they all know it.
We all love to be respected and admired for what we do.
If we  are not careful we can let it all go to our head.
For me, the greatest part of it all is knowing that,
"I AM NO DIFFERENT" than any of them.
I deal with the same problems and struggles as they do.
The only difference is my relationship with Christ.
He is the one that I call upon for all things.
I love what He has done in my life and want the same for
every one of these kids. Yet at times I can say that I have not
been faithful. I have questioned God in prayer.
These kids all understand who I am and who I live for.
I am on a journey, a journey to the Kingdom. 
The most important thing in my relationship with these kids
is that they know that "I AM NO DIFFERENT' than them.
They must know that I am human and they can watch me
put my trust in Christ. 
What God has done for me He will do for them, "I AM NO DIFFERENT".