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If not, when and how often have you taken them? Where are you financially right now? Are things under control? Are you feeling anxious?
Is there any great debt? How are you planning to proceed in this area of your life? Have you kept your mind pure thoughts of anger, bitterness, movies, magazines, Internet pornography, other? If not, when did you fall? What temptations need to be removed or precautions taken to prevent it? Do you have anything that is used for evil needing to be destroyed or removed? When and how will you we destroy or remove them?
Have you lost control either verbally or otherwise since we last met? When and how will you do something to restore and correct your actions? Have you made positive emotional and spiritual deposits with your kids and your spouse? What might you be able to do to make this a natural response? Do you laugh enough? Have you offended any family member since we last met? When and how will you restore and correct those actions?
Have you told the whole truth in your answers to the questions I have asked you?
If not, what do you need to correct? What actions do we need to take to stay and remain accountable? Is the asking of any of these questions adequate for you? If not, what changes are needed? Who else needs to be a part of this process? We are young, old and in-between, rich, poor, employed and re-training, multicultural, families and singles, Bible scholars, seekers.
All share a heart for the city. Carson is a best-selling author: Living and leading well.
Well I was wearing holes in my pockets having to load up every day leading up to Christmas. I smiled every time I was thanked for my contribution — they had no idea!
Now on the leadership side — as a friendly observation I would note that you are all SO busy! You are aware of the pressures and stress related to the responsibility of your role. But I am sharing this out of concern. To help you, following are some mentoring questions I have used for years to take the pulse of where leaders are at in the moment. Have you used anything other than God in an attempt to meet your emotional or spiritual needs this week?
If not, how often? How do you plan to change? Have you fasted and prayed in the last month?
If not, when was the last time? When have you next scheduled these disciplines? Are you getting enough sleep each night? If not, how much are you getting? Are you exercising daily?
If not, how often are you exercising? Are you eating properly? Are you abusing harmful substances? If not, when and how often have you taken them? Where are you financially right now? Are things under control?
Are you feeling anxious? Is there any great debt? How are you planning to proceed in this area of your life?
Have you kept your mind pure thoughts of anger, bitterness, movies, magazines, Internet pornography, other? If not, when did you fall? What temptations need to be removed or precautions taken to prevent it? Do you have anything that is used for evil needing to be destroyed or removed?