What's Your Reason

As we often pray for our leaders, in all kinds of arenas of life, we understand that have vision to cast and agendas to achieve. And by and large, that's good. They have goals and often approach them with a clarity and purpose and pursuit towards improvement. Or at least that's what we hope.

Of course, depending on where you look, you'll quickly notice there are many who have agendas that are questionable, to say the least and dangerous, if we're be brutally honest. But it got me thinking about followers. The reasons people consider themselves "followers" are many, but do we view them as having an agenda with the same meaning and intent as the standard we hold for leadership?

I think the short answer is yes! Otherwise, there is no meaning for the term "hidden agenda". Likewise, advisors and those who are on the "inside" assisting leadership have their reasons and agendas as well. And when there is diametric opposition between any of the three, then the breakdown begins. Tensions become apparent, problems start to arise and the conflict becomes complex. And the longer it goes unnnoticed, ignored and excused, the more difficult the process of course-correction becomes.

The alignment is easy and inexpensive when caught early. Delayed and prolonged, it's a whole other level of work and cost involved to make things right.

Pray this #deaconThursday, that this would not be the existence of church leadership. Pray that those involved, especially at the leadership level or position of influence, would be a group who is in agreement and unity. Pray for those whose agenda and purpose is detrimental and damaging to the ministry and the advancement of the Gospel. May God do a work in their hearts and minds that would prompt a spiritual shift. In these challenging days, may the church be a people who seek God and love others. Pray there would be a genuine connection, whereby we would link the hurting among us to the God who loves and heals us.

For the only following that matters,
Is that of the leading hand of God.
For His glory alone. Eternal.
Unlike humanity's, which is fleeting.

- PNC