Yesterday, was part 1 of our 5 part series, "Secrets of Spiritual Strength by Tozer." If you missed it, go to archive and read it first. The two points we went over was, 1. Deal thoroughly with sin, and 2. Never own anything.
Today, we will finish up this series. However, we will pick up a new series on Wednesday that continues this topic but focus in on emotions and how they can work for or against us.
(3) NEVER DEFEND YOURSELF.
This was really hard for me. When you've been abandoned sometimes, you feel as though you have to defend yourself because no one else is going to. But, God will. God does. He defends us.
Tozer: We´re all born with a desire to defend ourselves. And if
you insist upon defending yourself, God will let you do it. But if
you turn the defense of yourself over to God He will defend you.
(4) NEVER SPEAK BADLY OF OTHERS.
We reap what we sow. We are to speak of others as we would have them speak of us. We are an example to others and what we show them is what they will also do.
Tozer: "Love covers a multitude of sins" (1 Peter 4:8). The tale
bearer has no place in God's favor. If you know something that
would hinder or hurt the reputation of one of God's children, bury it forever. Find a little garden out back-a little spot somewhere-and when somebody comes around with an evil story, take it out and bury it, and say, "Here lies in peace the story about my brother or sister." God will take care of it. "With what judgment ye judge,ye shall be judged" (Matthew 7:2).
(5) NEVER ACCEPT ANY GLORY.
This is what Satan did. He took the glory that was to be given to God. This is called merchandising. All the glory belongs to God.
Tozer: God is jealous of His glory and He will not give His glory
to another. He will not even share His glory with another. It is
quite natural, I should say, for people to hope that maybe their
Christian service will give them a chance to display their talents.
True, they want to serve the Lord. But they also want other people to now see they are serving the Lord. They want to have a reputation among the saints. That is very dangerous ground-seeking a reputation among the saints. It's bad enough to seek a reputation in the world, but it's worse to seek a reputation among the people of God. Our Lord gave up His reputation, and so must we.
As leaders, we experience the full array of human emotions on a regular basis.
How we handle our emotions can make or break us as individuals and our leadership.
Jesus himself experienced the full range of emotions such as; love, anger, compassion, loneliness, frustration, and joy.
The powerful thing about Jesus and the expression of His emotion is that it always seemed to be perfectly appropriate and perfectly timed.
But let’s be honest, we’re not Jesus. We are to live like Him, but we’ll never be Him.
So, what can we do? That will be our topic for tomorrow. Now, that we know what NOT to do let's find out what we can do. Be here tomorrow. While your at it bring friend.
ACTION STEP: I believe in you and you need to believe in yourself. See you here tomorrow.
PS In September I am doing an Intensive at the Waterfront in Morgantown, WV here is the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-raising-kings-intensive-tickets-261936819077
Today, we will finish up this series. However, we will pick up a new series on Wednesday that continues this topic but focus in on emotions and how they can work for or against us.
(3) NEVER DEFEND YOURSELF.
This was really hard for me. When you've been abandoned sometimes, you feel as though you have to defend yourself because no one else is going to. But, God will. God does. He defends us.
Tozer: We´re all born with a desire to defend ourselves. And if
you insist upon defending yourself, God will let you do it. But if
you turn the defense of yourself over to God He will defend you.
(4) NEVER SPEAK BADLY OF OTHERS.
We reap what we sow. We are to speak of others as we would have them speak of us. We are an example to others and what we show them is what they will also do.
Tozer: "Love covers a multitude of sins" (1 Peter 4:8). The tale
bearer has no place in God's favor. If you know something that
would hinder or hurt the reputation of one of God's children, bury it forever. Find a little garden out back-a little spot somewhere-and when somebody comes around with an evil story, take it out and bury it, and say, "Here lies in peace the story about my brother or sister." God will take care of it. "With what judgment ye judge,ye shall be judged" (Matthew 7:2).
(5) NEVER ACCEPT ANY GLORY.
This is what Satan did. He took the glory that was to be given to God. This is called merchandising. All the glory belongs to God.
Tozer: God is jealous of His glory and He will not give His glory
to another. He will not even share His glory with another. It is
quite natural, I should say, for people to hope that maybe their
Christian service will give them a chance to display their talents.
True, they want to serve the Lord. But they also want other people to now see they are serving the Lord. They want to have a reputation among the saints. That is very dangerous ground-seeking a reputation among the saints. It's bad enough to seek a reputation in the world, but it's worse to seek a reputation among the people of God. Our Lord gave up His reputation, and so must we.
As leaders, we experience the full array of human emotions on a regular basis.
How we handle our emotions can make or break us as individuals and our leadership.
Jesus himself experienced the full range of emotions such as; love, anger, compassion, loneliness, frustration, and joy.
The powerful thing about Jesus and the expression of His emotion is that it always seemed to be perfectly appropriate and perfectly timed.
But let’s be honest, we’re not Jesus. We are to live like Him, but we’ll never be Him.
So, what can we do? That will be our topic for tomorrow. Now, that we know what NOT to do let's find out what we can do. Be here tomorrow. While your at it bring friend.
ACTION STEP: I believe in you and you need to believe in yourself. See you here tomorrow.
PS In September I am doing an Intensive at the Waterfront in Morgantown, WV here is the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-raising-kings-intensive-tickets-261936819077
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