Watch Me

Gary Sweeten is a friend. But even more than a friend, he is a gift to leaders in the body of Christ. He has been God's gift to me during good and bad times. I met him in Cincinnati over 10 years ago. Gary is a writer, counselor, and speaker. One of his latest articles, Crisis of Leadership, is dead on. Every leader and follower, anywhere, Christian or not needs to read this - http://sweetenlifesystems.com/page1135033.aspx

Take 10 minutes, read it slowly, don't skim it. Share the link with your friends.

How important is it? I have been thinking a lot about how Satan opposes Gospel influence by opposing leaders of the movement. You know someone who has been influenced. Bad choices, stupid choices -- we have all been there on some level and done that. It seems we are going through another bad stretch. Take your potential to ruin your life, family, and church, seriously today.

I am not a Christian t-shirt, bumper sticker guy - not that there is anything wrong with that. But I wear a Christian t-shirt every day, like it or not. There is a sticker on my car. My house has a sign in the front yard. My checks and return address have a fish. All of them say, This is How a Christian Lives, Watch Me.

I have tried to remove all those things, but it is too late. They all come back one way or the other. This how a Christian spends his money, treats his children and grandchildren, surfs the Internet, deals with other leaders, makes decisions, loves his wife, loves his neighbors, says hello, spends his free time, responds to disappointment . . . and on and on -