"Not for a moment did You forsake me. After all, You are constant. After all, You are only good. After all, You are sovereign. Not for a moment will You forsake me...And every step, every breath, You are there; every fear, every cry, every prayer; in my hurt, at my worst; when my world falls down, not for a moment will You forsake me. Even in the dark, even when it's hard, You will never leave me." Remember Hebrews 13:5b, "because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'" (NIV)
The central Scripture for today comes from John 6:60, 66: "On hearing it, many of His disciples said, 'This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?'...From this time many of His disciples turned back and no longer followed Him." (NIV)
Those individuals chose not to follow Jesus. However, there may be times where you have to decide whether or not to take a follower along with you.
As leaders, we must be able to discern whether or not it is a good idea to bring someone with us on our journey. We need to ask ourselves these three questions and follow accordingly: Does the person want to go? Is this person able to go? Can he or she make the trip without me?
You may want to take certain people onto your team, but, in the long run, will it benefit all parties involved? Some people may need to go their own directions rather than yours.
The reflection question asks: "What questions have you neglected to ask?" To find necessary information and move in the right direction, we must ask questions, some of which may be hard to answer. However, they are necessary if we are to move forward in a positive direction. Ask for God's guidance in any such matter and follow His direction. He will not misguide you!
God bless you!
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