One of the things I always hear in regards to leadership is that we should always desire to “go to the next level!” However, there are several things that will hold us back from doing this. Reality is that you and I cannot go to the next level if…
You absolutely are in love with the way things are
You are increasingly obsessed with the people who hate and criticize you the most. (Here are 7 difference between a coach and a critic, PART ONE & PART TWO & PART THREE)
You are not hungry for wisdom. (Proverbs 4:5-7)
You are not willing to make uncomfortable decisions. (Galatians 1:10)
You are a people pleaser. (Proverbs 29:25)
You are not willing to accept responsibility for where you are right now. (The person who always has to blame is always lame!)
You are not willing to speak the truth in love. (Ephesians 4:25)
You are using people rather than valuing them.
You are more in love with comfort than carrying your cross. (Luke 9:23)
You never allow yourself to be exposed to new ideas and methods. (Isaiah 42:9, Isaiah 43:19, Isaiah 48:6)
You take shortcuts (see Exodus 13:17-18)
You expect people to read your mind and then hold them accountable for things you never actually said but rather just assumed they knew. (Great leaders will leave you if you do this.)
You do not hold people accountable to what they have said they will do.
You are always looking for a fight instead of a solution. (II timothy 2:23)
You are not begging God to reveal more of Himself to you.
If you had to pick 2 of those things, what do you think holds me back the most Em?
ReplyDeletehmmm i had to think about it for a really long time... and out of the list i could only find one of them that fits you and that you could work on:
ReplyDeleteYou are a people pleaser.- Now dont get me wrong being a people pleaser is great and its actually one of the many things i admire most about you! I think its awesome that you dont wanna stir up trouble with others and that you are a "peace-maker". you like everyone to be happy and would never want to hurt someone's feelings. But sometimes I see that you're uncomfortable to speak up when you dont agree with something/someone or you dont want to do something. It kind of goes along with the whole "being bold" thing. :)
yeah you're right. Im so thankful that you care more about helping me grow than hurting my feelings :) So not to boats in myself, but to boast in Christ, I finally stood up for something the Spirit had stirred up in me and told somebody about how weird it was to pray those lengthy and reptitive prayers at the bible study. I showed him matthew 6:5 like we were reading. It was awesome but funny because it happened right after I was praying for this and I didnt even consciously stand up for it, it just kinda spilled outta me!
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