Discipline will equip us better for every trial and opportunity up ahead, but LACK of discipline will cripple otherwise obvious opportunities to excel, grow, and bring lasting impact to our lives and the lives around us.
No matter how long we are in leadership circles and regardless of how long we’ve been a Christian, receiving feedback can be difficult.
The Apostle Paul didn’t think it was wise to be unaware of Satan’s schemes, and we shouldn’t be either. It’s always an advantage to consider the tactics of the enemy, and one often overlooked device is his commitment to wear you down.
With the dawn of social media, we may be living in the most CONSISTENTLY OFFENDED generation there has ever been.
Like it or not, you have a spiritual enemy who would love to DESTROY your leadership. And if you have ever struggled with LUST, this will be one of his main strategies to do it. Any time we feed an impulse to satisfy our human desire for physical, intimate connection that is outside the boundaries of God’s word, we are giving ground in our hearts to a rival of Jesus.
People are looking to you for leadership, even though you may not know it. Or you may know it . . . But you don’t know how to help those who follow you.