There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

help me answer my personal mail. I discovered she had spent about twenty-five minutes on a personal call with some friends. I was tired, irate, and frustrated, as valuable time was slipping away. I went into the office and, as the old expression says, “laid into her” for wasting time and not focusing on her job. She ran into the bathroom crying. I called my wife and told her about the incident. My wife said, “If she’s that upset, then you have probably lost a worker.” Not only did she step down a few weeks later, but she also drew others into her offense, saying negative things about us to her family and closest friends. In retrospect, there was a crack in my armor, and I was exposed to anger as the crack grew larger. I did apologize for my outburst; however, in life some rifts become canyons, becoming difficult to cross. At times Christians become disappointed in their pastors and ministers when they begin to see the human cracks in the chosen vessels . To avoid being hurt, most pastors and ministers have very few close friends within their own churches, as they have learned people are apt to turn against them after consistently observing their humanity more than their spirituality. Christ had twelve disciples. However, there were occasions when He had only three—Peter, James, and John—to join Him at more spiritually intimate moments, while the other nine remained behind. This is interesting for the following reasons. On the Mount of Transfiguration the glory of God covered Christ as He personally met with Israel’s two greatest prophets: Elijah and Moses. Instead of all twelve disciples being present, the inner circle three—Peter, James, and John—were present