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EDITORIAL

From the

I recently found myself, together with some friends and colleagues, in the
unenviable position where our integrity (essentially our character) was
questioned. It was our personal integrity that was questioned at first, and
then our corporate integrity in terms of how we conduct ourselves in the
workplace.

Interestingly, the accusations came from fellow believers and fellow
harvesters in the fields of God. Be that as it may, these types of accusations
can lead to some intimate times of self-reflection, a time where one can
test the motives of one’s own heart. Ultimately, I needed to prove to myself
that there was no basis to the accusations.

A negative side-effect of a situation like this, is that one could simply give in
to the accusations and give up on one’s calling and vision from God. Should
this happen one would simply be guilty of the “fear of man.”

The fear of man is debilitating at best, and all strong leaders avoid this
trap! It is this fear that will paralyse a leader to make the right and effective
choices that will lead him to success. When one is constantly held back
by, “What will they think?” and “How will they react if I do this or that?”
then progress can never happen. This irrational fear of man will prevent
a leader (and by implication his entire team) from having the courage to
make mistakes and fail, and in so doing stopping a natural learning process
to achieve success. The fear of man will see the leader avoid failure, and
as Robert Kiyosaki rightly remarked, “If you avoid failure you’ll also avoid
success.” Rather, one should fear the Lord, and by this we mean to hold the
plans, opinions and intentions of God in high regard and to worship Him
simply for whom He is! When we worship God we are safely ensconced in
His presence and that is a place of safety far away from negative issues and
things that can hamper progress [Proverbs 29:25].

So let me encourage you to keep close to the voice of God, and to obey
Him no matter what others think or say. Don’t be foolish and ignore wise
counsel from others, but be confident in the leading of God.

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