So
(Jesus) told John’s followers, “Go back to John and tell him the things you
have seen me do, and the things you’ve heard Me say…” (Luke 7:22)
Do you dare to tell your people to watch
what you do and listen to what you say, so they can judge who you are and what
you are? Whether you tell them to do this or not, it will be the primary way
they make this judgment. Your people will decide what you think is important by
the things they see you do each day, especially in your personal interactions
with them. For this reason, if you want to pursue what God has told you, and
you want to teach your people to follow Him too, you must be very careful to
act with integrity. You must live by your stated, defined values, or those
values will have no meaning to your people.
If some of your people directly lead others,
they must also be held accountable by you for their words and behavior in these
relationships. Otherwise your values will have no meaning to any of them. If
your people represent you in any relationships with other people, they all will
be affected negatively if accountability is not a part of your process.
In the end, the values your people are
taught are always the values that are modeled, regardless of what is said. Be
sure the right values are modeled.
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