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5 Temptations for Successful Preachers

2. The temptation to preen.

Privately, he spends a lot of time checking his image in mirrors and goes to extremes to see that his clothing and coiffure are only the best. His public expects nothing less from him, he assures himself. The household budget is sacrificed so that he may dress the part he has chosen for himself. Pity his poor wife, if he has one.

The moment the messenger thinks he himself is the message, everything is downhill from then on.