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You Need To Follow and Lead The Way

Written by Wes Schaeffer | September 15, 2019

From today’s reading...

...for they have become depraved.
They have soon turned aside from the way I pointed out to them,...”

If you're frustrated when your staff, your customers, or even your kids won't do what's best for them despite your sincere efforts, just realize that even God had trouble with His chosen people whom He had freed from centuries of slavery.

He literally "lead them to water but could not make them drink." Within weeks of them seeing actual miracles they made golden idols to worship.

Good thing they had a strong leader in Moses to intervene on their behalf.

Right now someone is looking to you for guidance, for leadership, for encouragement, for direction.

The instructions you provide will be based on the instructions you receive. 

The instructions you receive will be based on the company you keep.

Hint:

  • You don't really have 5,000 Facebook friends or 10,000 true connections on LinkedIn.
  • So stop chasing the vanity metrics.
  • Schedule some—or a lot—of quiet time into your life.
  • Make time to
    • Read
    • Ponder
    • Discern
You need time to review the goals you have set, the dreams you are chasing, the actions you are taking, and the example you are setting because growing in personal accountability and self-discipline is the only way to...

Stay the course.
Keep the faith.
Endure.