Old pastor, new pastor.

1Kings, chapter 13.
The story of a prophet, who was prompted by the Spirit to go and rebuke the idol worshiping and later swayed by an older prophet. Read the chapter to understand the whole story. Perhaps this story can be relevant to our generation, a generation of young people who hear the call of God, who see the wrongdoing of the leadership, whether in the church or in the political arena and call up against it. The Spirit of God can guide the prompted heart, but only to the point of trust and submission. There are leaders, pastors and teachers who have grown cynical, indifferent or plainly withdrawn from the call they've had from God. While this personal growing apart is not easily detectable, it allows the outward appearance to remain the same as before. Thus, the above mentioned positions may remain in the sphere of influence and power they once have had. The young and inexperienced individuals, struggling to follow the call of God for the sake of common 'understanding' may listen to the suggestions of the leaders to cool off their fervor and misleadingly use their authority and respect to propose the things which are not from God. The price to pay is a dear one: once guided by the Spirit and able to perform supernatural things, the man of God in this chapter listened to a lie and paid for it with his life. As it goes, 'it is better to have a millstone be put on his neck...', both need to be watchful: the 'young' need to adhere to the call of God, the 'old' need to realize what role they play and step aside, when needed.