Ephesians 6:10
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might."
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might."
Yesterday, we looked at the first two points in our series 1. Deal thoroughly with sin and 2. Own nothing. Today, we are looking at the next three points from A. W. Tozer.
Today, we look at the last three things we are not to do. Tomorrow, we will look at what we can do.
(3) NEVER DEFEND YOURSELF.
If you were abandoned you may have difficulty with this one. You grew up with no one going to bat for you and so you learned some bad habits. Habits we need to break. Just because we did something as a child does not mean that it will serve us as an adult.
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 want to sow more of what we want to reap. People will do what we do. Therefore, we must model for others talking well of those in our life.
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 was the first sin in Heaven. Satan merchandised the praise due to God and took it for himself. When we take what belongs to God the breaks of receiving from Heaven get put on. God will shut the windows of Heaven because we don't open windows when there is a thief around.
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 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 my topic for tomorrow.
ACTION STEP: Go over these five steps and start changing your life today. Meet me here tomorrow and share this blog with others.
Make your reservation to be in my Intensive this September at the Waterfront Marriott here in Morgantown, WV by clicking this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-raising-kings-intensive-tickets-261936819077
Today, we look at the last three things we are not to do. Tomorrow, we will look at what we can do.
(3) NEVER DEFEND YOURSELF.
If you were abandoned you may have difficulty with this one. You grew up with no one going to bat for you and so you learned some bad habits. Habits we need to break. Just because we did something as a child does not mean that it will serve us as an adult.
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 want to sow more of what we want to reap. People will do what we do. Therefore, we must model for others talking well of those in our life.
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 was the first sin in Heaven. Satan merchandised the praise due to God and took it for himself. When we take what belongs to God the breaks of receiving from Heaven get put on. God will shut the windows of Heaven because we don't open windows when there is a thief around.
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 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 my topic for tomorrow.
ACTION STEP: Go over these five steps and start changing your life today. Meet me here tomorrow and share this blog with others.
Make your reservation to be in my Intensive this September at the Waterfront Marriott here in Morgantown, WV by clicking this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-raising-kings-intensive-tickets-261936819077
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