God uploaded a verse in my spirit Saturday, and it refreshed my perspective in a profound way. I’ll try to pass some inspiration from the verse along to you piece by piece. I don’t have anything profound to add, but the verse is awfully encouraging all by itself.
1 Cor. 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers,
stand firm.
Let nothing [...]
Sometimes as a leader, I find myself making decisions so dumb that it’s almost like I’m drunk on something.
There are obvious elements that can intoxicate leaders: pride, jealousy, sin, lust…
But lately I’ve been thinking of some less obvious leadership intoxicants that often seem to impair my judgment. Here are just a few:
1. Paranoia. [...]
I was a horrible pitcher in my Little League days. I had a bad habit of trying to place my pitch. I tried so hard to place the ball precisely in the strike zone that I achieved the opposite result: I rarely ever threw a strike.
My coach (my dad) tried to teach me:
Son, you can’t [...]
The Bible says that the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord.
That’s a great verse. A powerful promise.
And it’s even more powerful in its context.
Because the verse right after it continues:
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
(Psalm 37:23-24)
I’ve been encouraged many times [...]
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Pastor Steven Furtick is the Lead Pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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