Adrenalin Junkies

Certain types of jobs seem to provide adrenalin rushes that people start to crave, almost like a drug.

My current job has an element of that and some guys will constantly put themselves in a place where they will be able t get that rush.

In my former life, I was a Pastor/Minister/Parson/Clergyman/Ecclesiastic. That job also had elements of the adrenalin junkie lifestyle. Really, think about it. What is the number one thing people are afraid of. Numerous surveys have shown that people are more afraid of public speaking than they are of dying. People would rather be the departed at a funeral than they would be the one giving the eulogy.

So, what is it that clergymen/pastors/parsons/etc. do on a weekly basis. They talk in front of a group of people. It really can be an adrenalin rush, whether the minister admits it or not and it really can be addictive.

Of course, Pastors can also get addicted to the feelings they get when people look to them for spiritual guidance, when people give them kudos for the feelings they got from the talk that was given or when people give them the power to be an influence in their lives.

So, for all you with addictive personalities, consider the ministry as a profession.

And for those of us involved in ministry (or other "adrenalin rush" sort of jobs), we should check ourselves (as always) and see what our motivation is for what we do.