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Gifts; Godly Shepherds

"So I exhort the elders among you,   as a fellow elder and   a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:     shepherd the flock of God that is among you , exercising oversight,   not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;   not for shameful gain, but eagerly;     not   domineering over those in your charge, but   being examples to the flock.     And when   the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the   unfading   crown of glory." 1 Peter 5:1-4 ESV For those of you who don't know, I do not live very close to my family and I only make it home about once every four weeks. Naturally, this means I am friends with people who are not acquainted with my family and vise versa. Recently it was brought to my attention that perhaps I was not being wise in one of my relationships and I didn't know what to do. My father and mother have not observed the relationship in question so they wouldn't b