Einstein said, \u201cInsanity is doing the same thing over and over\u2026and expecting a different result.\u201d<\/p>\n
Often in leadership we must make difficult, at times highly unpopular, decisions, given our desire to see different results, personally and professionally.<\/p>\n
Recently, I\u2019ve seen this play out, on both a micro and macro level, at my home church in Washington DC. As a result, I\u2019ve found myself reflecting on core convictions regarding the biblical process of decision-making.<\/p>\n
Haddon W. Robinson has written a powerful book, entitled Decision Making By the Book<\/u><\/em>, where he notes an essential attitude and aptitude for biblical decision-making:<\/p>\n – \u201cGod has given us tremendous freedom and responsibility in making decisions. When seeking to carry out that responsibility, the place for us to begin is in an attitude of complete submission to the sovereign will of the all-powerful God<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n – \u201cTo make good decisions I need to be mighty in the Word of God<\/strong>. This is not a peripheral issue. I need to know the Scriptures\u2014the New Testament and the Old.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n With that attitude of complete submission and aptitude of biblical literacy in mind, these are three questions I use to evaluate personal and professional decision-making:<\/p>\n \u00a01.\u00a0 Was the decision bathed in prayer?<\/p>\n -If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. (James 1:5)<\/em><\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Did I seek wisdom in Scripture?<\/p>\n -Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. (Prov. 3:5-6)<\/em><\/p>\n 3. Did I seek wise counsel?<\/p>\n -Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. (Prov. 11:14)<\/em><\/p>\n CAUTION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n -Beware\u2026<\/p>\n Breeding discord -We recognize our passion<\/p>\n Remember our role \u2013 WE are the primary disciplers of our children<\/p>\n -As parents we know:<\/p>\n It\u2019s not what you do, it\u2019s how you do it Tithing <\/u><\/em>\u2013 Not\u2026.<\/p>\n -Stockholder\u2019s meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n -Kid with his ball on a playground<\/strong><\/p>\n -This isn\u2019t the same as your child\u2019s education: I pay my taxes!<\/strong><\/p>\n Stewards of God\u2019s resources; not something to use for blackmail<\/p>\n Confrontation – <\/u><\/em><\/p>\n -If you see that, we have a responsibility to speak truth in love<\/strong><\/p>\n -Bear One Another’s Burdens<\/p>\n Gal.6: 1-2 -Remember our children are watching us\u2026<\/p>\n Are we going to talk ABOUT people or practice Matt 18:15 and talk TO people.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Einstein said, \u201cInsanity is doing the same thing over and over\u2026and expecting a different result.\u201d Often in leadership we must make difficult, at times highly unpopular, decisions, given our desire to see different results, personally and professionally. Recently, I\u2019ve seen this play out, on both a micro and macro level, at my home church in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-living"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/blog-biblical-decisions-600x300.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/blog-biblical-decisions-600x300.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Kent Husted","author_link":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/author\/khusted\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCreating disunity and divisiveness<\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s not what you say, it\u2019s how you say<\/p>\n
\n1Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.<\/p>\n