Insights for Leading

As we journey along life’s trying course in this season of our earthly sojourn, I am sure beyond every reasonable doubt, that we are gathering much experience and learning from them. Such informs a vital part of our wisdom. However, it serves a good reminder amidst these real experiences that we are being exposed to different kind of lessons which are necessary for our time-bound and lifetime purposes. We learn of things that pertain to our respective career fields and are exposed to conditions that teach us sound wisdom for life. Both are necessary and important, hence, we must not look over any. Lessons from our respective fields give us skill and competence; life’s lessons adorn us with good character. The good thing about laying hold of both is that it brings about confidence. “ A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed ” ( Eccl. 8:1 ). But a lack of either might cut us short of divine purpose and leave us with feelings

Brethren, we are called to be sound Christians, but not alarming ones; bright saints, not blinding ones. Therefore, let us live with discernment and balance. A tasteless soup disappoints the taster, yea, a salty one even condemns the soup and injures the taster altogether. Have Christ within you but don't flaunt your Christianity to the irritation of others. Only a thin line exists between boldness and arrogance; be careful not to miss the mark and cross over the border. Be confident, yet, stay humble and meek. Be proactive, yet, not proud. Don't boast about God when He has already left you, for God has respect for only the lowly but is against the proud. Men will always regard love than law; be the first to show kindness and cheerfulness. Speak the truth, yet with love and solemnity; shun slander. " Speak evil of no man " in your quest for truth and justice. In fact, be just, yet merciful; criticize constructively, and seek redeeming solutions then proff

To always give a defence for every criticism against you is rather a sign of weakness than a strong point. And such infirmity leads to so much irritation of concerned fellows that they stop airing their opinions on your conduct. Now when the mirror is gone, the hope for perfection of beauty goes dim. Criticism is rather a statement of opinion, and its congruence to truth remains probable, to be rightly judged only by a pure, defenceless heart. And why answer back when the criticism against you is not a question? Yea, even if found in form of a question, it is often rhetorical, needing no answer. In mathematics, an identity element is defined as an element which has no effect on combination with any of the sides of an equation. So are excuses to failure; they neither undo the decisions and deeds that led to the disappointment, nor alter the damage already caused. Haven’t we often been misled by the pride of our depraved hearts to think ourselves righteous amidst obvious