Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Being that GUY



What a week it’s been here at the Mission Baltimore School of Ministry.  We just finished up on our fast, and ended it with the Concert of Prayer, and it was amazing.  Throughout the fast, I have been hearing from God a lot actually.  And to my surprise, he challenged me, to step up in my own personal life.  Become the man that I need to be and truly stand for what’s right.  In leadership, “Leadership is influence nothing more nothing less”.  When you see something is wrong, what determines who you are is how you respond to it.  I have been convicted for a while, because of not standing for what’s right.  But with change and fixing something that is broken, there is always discomfort.  With me, it’s what will other’s say, how will they react, will they be mad?  But I had a conversation with someone that I trust, and they told me, “What’s being a true friend, being someone who does what’s needed to better your friend in the long run, or letting things fly under the radar and bring discomfort in the long run.”  And that honestly stuck with me,  am I being a person that stands for what is right, or am I just becoming a people pleaser.  Sometimes it takes one person to stand up to make a change.  It’s hard being the bad guy for the right reason.  So I have some personal time to talk with God and get clarity on the decisions that I have to make.  But one thing I know for sure is that it has to be a decision that is made out of love, not hate or spite.  Because true love has no boundaries and that goes to family, friends and everybody and general.  So as you go about you day my challenge to you is set back reflect and to ask yourself are you a person of integrity who stands for what’s right?  Or are you somebody who lets things fly under the radar.  My hope and prayer is that you choose to be that person who is the bad guy for the right reason. 

God Bless

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