Pride goes before a fall

Every leader’s goal is to focus on Christ to make an impact in people’s life to the glory of God in order to magnify him. However, these days, most leaders' aim is to chase after social status and recognition from people.  For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.  Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things (Philippians 3:18-19).

Furthermore, most leads compare their ministry to others and it breeds unhealthy competition forgetting that everyone has a distinct gift that God has deposited in him or her. For instance, Ministry A is organizing a church program and church attendance is low. He or she begins to compare his or her ministry to Ministry B. He or she then forces his or her church members to do things that they normally will not do to outperform the other Ministry. Christianity is never forcing people to do things out of their own will but rather freedom of worship in Christ Jesus. It is a wrong misconception that people have that the larger your congregation or building, the greater your ministry. Your ministry is greater when you have humbled yourself under God’s hands to serve others and he has used you to impact lives. Christ is our role model, we are supposed to imitate Christ and follow in his exemplary life.

BE YE THANKFUL

When the ten lepers were healed, it was only one leper a Samaritan who came back to thank Jesus. Jesus asked him were not all ten healed, where was the other nine? (Luke 17:11-19). Jesus wants us to thank him at all times irrespective of our circumstances. Most times we think that God is supposed to do things for us, so he does not need any appreciation from us. It is in the will of God to thank Him in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18). When we thank him, he is pleased with us and we are in His will. When we do things according to His will, He always comes through for us.