Facing Disciplines of Leadership

Introductory questions to chew

What do I know about being strong in grace?

How are the affairs of this life affecting me?

Who is enjoying the fruits of my life?

Am I exerting myself to stand approved before God?

"Depart from iniquity" -- How do I purpose to do that today?

Of what do I need to purge myself?

In my fleeing and following, am I doing so "with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart"?

Why should I be gentle and meek toward others?

Do I consider myself at risk of the devil's snare?

I Am at War

A friend's nephew died in Iraq, a casualty of war, found by a sniper's bullet. He died in Iraq because he lived in Iraq. How simple is that? Very simple. Yet profound, I suspect.

Anyway, my thoughts wandered that little bit, connecting "real life" with this Scripture:

"No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier" (2 Timothy 2:4).

I wonder if the opposite is true: No man entangled in the affairs of this life warreth; thus he fails to please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

Am I at war?

What kind of a warrior am I?

How focused am I on the mission?

Do the affairs of this life entangle me?

Is my Commander pleased with me?