While my wife has always been a great encourager, she often sleeps through my sermons. She explained that Sunday was the one day of the week she could sit for more than five minutes without caring for the kids. I just can't stay awake. Upset, I felt she should come to church fresh and alive for worship. Now I see I was making unreasonable energy demands on her.
Unreasonable holiness demands .
A deeply distressed woman came to see me. I considered her a godly woman in the church. But I feel like I need to get away for awhile. She did not need to be reminded of her sin. She needed assurance that Jesus was able to present her spotless in his presence some day.