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I preach in a few hours…he he he. Can’t sleep. In the meantime I’m thinking about this series coming up and the topics we will uncover. It’s about leadership and lack thereof, the values that filters a leader’s decisions.

Saul is particularly on my mind. He constantly made decisions that were about his image. He cared deeply what other people thought of him. His driving value was self-preservation.

And I think about Grace and some of the painful conversations I’ve had (still having) and the temptation to pull a Saul is so very real. Play the game, say the right things, wear the right clothes, don’t rock the boat, it’s easier, less complicated, fewer headaches and everybody will like you…in the short run.

The problem with that is — that roads ends in something worse than destruction – disillusionment. I think it’s easier for God to rescue and redeem out of destruction than disillusionment and boredom.

In destruction, you know you are in deep weeds. So there isn’t any pride or comfort in staying in that place. With disillusionment/distraction there is plenty of those two to go around.

It will be a stretching series for me…for us. Let the journey begin.

[tags] preaching, Saul, leadership, disillusionment, self-preservation[/tags]