I
know what you do. You’ve got this great reputation for being alive with God’s
Spirit, but your actions betray you. You are not doing the work God gave you to
do. Wake up. Begin where you are, and carefully pursue the Lord’s plan.
(Revelation 3:1-2)
There
is nothing that causes faith or hope to be shattered more quickly than for a
leader who is trusted to act in a way that is inconsistent with his or her
reputation for good character. The Spirit tells the church at Sardis that He
sees beyond the reputations they no doubt earned with their prior deeds. He
tells this church that today’s reality is that they have lost their way.
There
is great danger in success. Especially when people begin to tell you how good
you are. You may become tempted to believe them. If you rest upon your
victories and faithfulness of yesterday, and begin to feel that you no longer
need God’s leadership each moment, you will mess up. It is only a matter of
time. The only source of good is to obey the vision that comes from the Lord.
Your people will quickly lose their way, if you begin to take on God’s role in
planning the way forward. As a leader, everyone is watching you. Some are
hoping you will fail. Some are depending on you to be faithful and to hold them
accountable. But, all of them are watching anxiously.
Be
sure to lead them toward the future that God has prepared, so that each of them
has a chance to succeed.
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