I’m still digging into Blanchard, Hodges & Hendry’s book “Lead LIke Jesus.” Keep hanging with me for these next weeks! There’s still quite a bit of meat on this bone.
As men, our natural tendency is to do things on our own. We don’t want to bother others and we like doing things our own way. The reality, however, is that we will be more consistently like Jesus and lead like Jesus when we are doing life in community. When we are engaged in authentic relationships with others.
Romans 15:5-6 (NIV): May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Blanchard, Hodges & Hendry referenced a study of 237 Christian leaders who had experienced a moral failing. The purpose of the study was to determine if these cases had any common denominators. The researchers reported only one thing all these men held in common; not one of them had a regular, healthy, candid accountability relationship with other men. Do you have an accountability person or group? Think about ways that you could strengthen your relationships with the Lord and other believers by participating in some kind of Christian fellowship.
Want some candid, straight-forward accountability questions to engage with other men? Here you go … Have you maintained a daily habit of prayer and time in God’s Word? What did you learn about God? What did you learn about yourself? Have you maintained a reasonable, healthy balance between work, family, church and personal time? What one temptation plagued you in your walk with God this week? How did you handle it? Have you devoted quality time to sustaining a vibrant, loving relationship with your wife? Did you compromise your integrity this week?
Men – we CAN do this … with God and with others.
