As a leader one of the natural things we will go through are transitions; however, there are four that I think are incredibly dangerous and ALWAYS lead to destruction…they are…
#1 - From “I Want To” to “I Have To.”
I fought this BIG TIME last year!
When we first started NewSpring I was overwhelmed at all that the Lord was allowing me to do! I LOVED my job and everything about it; however, over time the stress and day to day pressure began to grind me down…and I went from “GOOD MORNING LORD” to saying, “Good Lord, it’s morning!”
One of THE single most dangerous things a leader can deal with is the loss of passion for what God has called him to. This can be caused by…
- A wave of negativity
- Lack of rest
- An attempt to do everything alone
- Sin
- Pouring yourself out consistently without taking the time to fill yourself back up!
If you’re a leader then you’ve been there…and you know what it’s like. AND…if you are in this stage then you need to be willing to honestly evaulate where you are…and then make the hard decisions that you need to make to pace yourself for the long haul.
I once heard someone say that if the enemy can’t make you sin then he will try to do something even worse…he will attack your passion.
AND…from the looks of things across the ministry battleground…he’s winning. There are way too many of us that have simply lost sight of our first love.
One of the things that has been stirring my passion lately is a prayer that the Lord put on my heart several weeks back, “Lord teach me to see as you see and feel as you feel so that I can walk as you walked!”
And he’s rocking my world!
Leaders…he paid WAY too high a price for us to be complacent! Pray that He will set you on fire like He did for Jeremiah (see Jeremiah 20:9!)
He doesn’t need us…but he called us and has empowered us! He’s got Ephesians 3:20 plans for us…I Corinthians 2:9 says that we can’t even wrap our minds around the upcoming blessings.
My advice…take some time today just to say “thanks” for His calling on your life! Remember where He found you…spend some time thanking Him for His faithfulness…and ask Him to set you on fire like never before. I promise none of that will offend Him!!!