8. My wife, children, family, should understand that what I do is important.
I really don’t have time or space to unpack all the implications of that statement here, but rather than be a competition of time in your ministry, your spouse, children and family are critical to the biblical success of your ministry.
I would encourage you to read Peter Scazzero’s The Emotionally Healthy Church. It should be required reading for every staff member of every church.
9. My value comes from how effective a worship leader and director I am.
The truth is, our worth comes from what Christ did for us, not what we might be able to do or not do. This is liberating.
The person trapped by a self-worth dependent on output will eventually crash into disappointment and disillusionment. I am free to love others because Christ loved me, and I can ask Him to love them through me for His glory. Because it is He that is working through me, it is He that should get all the glory.
It is very easy to fall into this trap of building one’s self-worth from accomplishments. It is a black hole; run from it as fast as you can.
10. I don’t have to be careful about my personal devotional time.
We might as well say we don’t have to worry about breathing, that we will do it when we feel like it.
Your ability to lead others is dependent on the level of intimacy with the Father. You can not take others where you have not been, where you have only read about.
What we do on Sunday is overflow from where we have been during the week. We can become defensive and lower our moral defenses when we separate from a regular, intimate time with the Father each day.
I trust these have been a kick-start to some thought and reflection.
