Mistakes Leaders Make

Mistakes Leaders Make 

We all have sweet spots and blind spots.

  • Sweet Spots are areas we do well and are fruitful and productive in.
  • Blind Spots are those subtle areas that can bring defeat, discouragement, and even death.

 

Read 2 Chronicles 7:14-15, NKJV

 

Allowing ministry to replace Jesus.

  1. This is very hard to determine and see our blind spots.
  2. Burnout: We start out walking with Jesus…Then we go to working for Jesus.
  3. Jesus wants to lead us—but, won’t be lead by us.
  4. Not only did all the disciples forsake Jesus, there’s times in our life that we all forsake Him—Deny Him. (Matthew 26:56, 58)
  5. Many times, it’s those closest to Him that are the first to deny Him and the first to return to Him.
  6. The moment we put distance between us and Jesus is the moment we begin to fail.
  7. Distances bring distractions—We focus on the problem instead of the solution.
  8. Ways we can distance ourselves in the work of ministry that can replace Jesus as the ministry:
  • To busy for time alone with Jesus.
  • Not confessing our sins.
  • Continually tired and worn out.
  • Trying to serve others instead of serving Jesus.
  • Serving Jesus is a privilege—that produces Power!

 

Allowing comparison to replace contentment.

  1. It can happen within the leadership—one feels they are not getting the credit they should—which develops jealousy between staff and even departments.
  2. Pride or lack of confession will lead to a fall. (1 Timothy 6:6-10, NKJV)

 

Allowing pride to replace humility. (Proverbs 16:18, NKJV)

  1. Pride is a very difficult issue for leaders to recognize it is often the greatest blind spot.
  2. Pride most often hides under confidence, conviction, and control—Peter said if all else deny you I won’t—I will die.
  3. It often comes across as the ones who say they want to help you the most but really often hurt you the most.
  4. Pride is not being thankful for the way God made us.
  5. Pride is thinking we are more important than others God made—our ministry, our actions, our words, are more important than others.

 

Allowing pleasing people to replace pleasing Jesus:

Read 1 Thessalonians 2:4, NLT & Galatians 1;10, NLT

  1. This is very hard in the ministry, because we are here to serve people, but please Jesus.
  2. The only way we will know if we are trying to please people or trying to please God –We must hear from God!

 

Allowing busyness to Replace Visioning:

  1. If we get to busy with the here and now—we don’t’ have time for vision of where we are trying to go or how to get there.
  2. Where there is no vision the person, ministry, dept., church, etc. perish. (Proverbs 29:18, KJV)
  3. Vision is seeing the needs and then action to meet those needs.(Hab. 2:2-3)