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Can you relate to David’s pain? He’s exhausted. Worn out. Depressed. And alone. He has cried so many tears, he can’t cry any more. It’s not that he doesn’t believe in God; he absolutely does. He is a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22).
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“Nothing so conclusively proves a man’s ability to lead others as what he does on a day-to-day basis to lead himself.”
― How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority
― How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority
“The greatest danger of not being in charge and waiting around until you are, is that you never learn to risk or fail and how to handle that experience. You never learn from those mistakes. Learn to recognize that low-level fear in you that says, “If you try and fail, you’ll get labeled as someone who can’t.” Learning to ignore that voice is crucial. So being aware of passivity is the first step, but step two is learning to reject it and take action.”
― How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority
― How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority
“if you don’t have peace, it isn’t because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.”
― Be a People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships
― Be a People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships
“They have zero authority compared to Jesus. But here’s the thing: it wasn’t the authority Jesus possessed that made him a great leader. It was his influence over the minds and hearts of people, influence cultivated by speaking truth and challenging the status quo, by serving others, by healing people and meeting their needs. It was an influence cultivated by giving people hope and vision for the future.”
― How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority
― How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority
“First, David gets rejected because his older brother still feels rejected. Second, David gets rejected from Saul because David is too small. Third, David gets it from Goliath because he’s just a rosy-cheeked kid. David just can’t win. He gets it from all sides. The first and the last taunts, I think, were the hardest for David to hear. It’s one thing to hear from the king that you’re too small to wear his armor. The king was right. Saul was just trying to help out. But to be slighted by your older brother has got to be difficult. And then to be attacked by an enemy, basically for being too cute to fight, that’s got to be hard to take too. An enemy will come at you with everything he’s got. But why attack someone because they’re too fresh-faced?”
― Goliath Must Fall: Winning the Battle Against Your Giants
― Goliath Must Fall: Winning the Battle Against Your Giants
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