Leading people can be hard work. People will make mistakes. Sometimes it isn’t a mistake, it’s a deliberate choice to assault your values and character. Some people lie, some people falsely accuse, some people undermine. However, like all endeavours of walking by faith, we must never let circumstances change what we believe in the Word.
When it comes to leading people, you should never let the vile, ungodly, immature, vindictive actions of some people led you to stop believing and standing on the truth that everyone is made in the image and likeness of God, and that we should love and respect people.
- Believe that anyone can change. Every Paul was once a Saul.
- Believe that people can step up. Every Peter was once a Simon.
- Believe that people have potential. Every Timothy was once timid and pushed around.
- Believe that people are beneficial. Even Paul received John Mark back into ministering for him at the end of his life.
If you can believe the best about people, they will through that faith start to believe the best about themselves, and when they believe it, they will eventually (most of the time) receive it.
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