I recently read a tweet by Perry Noble that, at first, I thought was amusing, I found it to be funny, but it caused me to think and think HARD. After the laughter dissipated I was left with many questions. Here, let me quote the tweet before continuing any further:
A leader who isn't "smokin' what he's sellin'" will not be a leader worth following! Before THEY can believe it YOU must believe it!
He tweeted this on October 31st. Here I am 11 days later and it’s STILL spinning around in my head. I can’t let them go. It’s not a matter of catch and release, but catch and dissect. Sometimes God speaks to you in the wildest ways! I’m learning to keep my eyes and ears open at ALL times. So, back to this idea, this concept of being your own best customer…
Do I BELIEVE what I’m reading?
Do I BELIEVE what I’m teaching?
Do I BELIEVE what I’m singing?
Do I BELIEVE what I’m writing?
I have said it before and I’ll say it again, you can’t take someone where you’re not. What I mean is you can only fake it for so long before it’s all uncovered, before the truth comes out. If you’re unhappy, your smile will lose its shine. If you’re stuck, your trail ends. If you’re neglecting the #1 relationship in your life (the VERTICAL, i.e. with God), the radiant glow of your face dies out.
I’m still new to this game. I’m still learning and growing. Yes, I refer to it as a game because there are winners and losers and, ultimately, there is a score kept between heaven and hell. I believe my job, that is, as a player in the game, is to RUN THE SCORE UP on hell. To do this, to keep my head in the game, I gotta first BELIEVE there is even a game being played! I gotta believe that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are here, WITH ME, and they are SENDING me plays, HELPING me make them happen, GUIDING my every move!
This isn’t anything new. You’ve probably thought this to yourself before, but maybe you just didn’t say it or write it down or share it with someone else. I didn’t come up with this idea. Perry Noble didn’t either (he just contextualized it to our culture, which WORKS!). Grab your Bible and read 1 Corinthians, Paul addresses this very issue.
But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:27 NKJV
If you don’t believe what you’re preaching, SHUT UP! The world is full of hypocrites. Christians have been labeled as hypocrites for years because we TALK A LOT OF TALK, but refuse to LIVE IT OUT. We judge. We chastise. We throw stones (some throw boulders). Stop looking around the room at others and look in the mirror. God’s work in this world starts with YOU.
Leaders you gotta buy into your OWN vision before anyone else will. Paul uses the word disqualified—meaning you’re done, you’re out, you don’t belong, your ability to participate has been revoked.
Leaders, are you IN or OUT?
Parents, are you IN or OUT?
Teachers, are you IN or OUT?
Pastors, are you IN or OUT?
Nick, are you IN or OUT?
I’m in.
A leader who isn't "smokin' what he's sellin'" will not be a leader worth following! Before THEY can believe it YOU must believe it!
He tweeted this on October 31st. Here I am 11 days later and it’s STILL spinning around in my head. I can’t let them go. It’s not a matter of catch and release, but catch and dissect. Sometimes God speaks to you in the wildest ways! I’m learning to keep my eyes and ears open at ALL times. So, back to this idea, this concept of being your own best customer…
Do I BELIEVE what I’m reading?
Do I BELIEVE what I’m teaching?
Do I BELIEVE what I’m singing?
Do I BELIEVE what I’m writing?
I have said it before and I’ll say it again, you can’t take someone where you’re not. What I mean is you can only fake it for so long before it’s all uncovered, before the truth comes out. If you’re unhappy, your smile will lose its shine. If you’re stuck, your trail ends. If you’re neglecting the #1 relationship in your life (the VERTICAL, i.e. with God), the radiant glow of your face dies out.
I’m still new to this game. I’m still learning and growing. Yes, I refer to it as a game because there are winners and losers and, ultimately, there is a score kept between heaven and hell. I believe my job, that is, as a player in the game, is to RUN THE SCORE UP on hell. To do this, to keep my head in the game, I gotta first BELIEVE there is even a game being played! I gotta believe that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are here, WITH ME, and they are SENDING me plays, HELPING me make them happen, GUIDING my every move!
This isn’t anything new. You’ve probably thought this to yourself before, but maybe you just didn’t say it or write it down or share it with someone else. I didn’t come up with this idea. Perry Noble didn’t either (he just contextualized it to our culture, which WORKS!). Grab your Bible and read 1 Corinthians, Paul addresses this very issue.
But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:27 NKJV
If you don’t believe what you’re preaching, SHUT UP! The world is full of hypocrites. Christians have been labeled as hypocrites for years because we TALK A LOT OF TALK, but refuse to LIVE IT OUT. We judge. We chastise. We throw stones (some throw boulders). Stop looking around the room at others and look in the mirror. God’s work in this world starts with YOU.
Leaders you gotta buy into your OWN vision before anyone else will. Paul uses the word disqualified—meaning you’re done, you’re out, you don’t belong, your ability to participate has been revoked.
Leaders, are you IN or OUT?
Parents, are you IN or OUT?
Teachers, are you IN or OUT?
Pastors, are you IN or OUT?
Nick, are you IN or OUT?
I’m in.
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