Comments on: Leadership Saboteurs (1 of 4): Originality & Carbon Copying http://www.beezerboyd.com/2009/04/15/leadership-saboteurs-1-of-4-originality-carbon-copying/ Prophetic Rumblings & Pathetic Ramblings Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:55:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Larry http://www.beezerboyd.com/2009/04/15/leadership-saboteurs-1-of-4-originality-carbon-copying/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Larry Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:16:55 +0000 http://www.beezerboyd.com/?p=146#comment-391 Nice work Sean. It is hard to be in the glaring spotlight of God's presence. People so often criticize without even knowing it, or fail to realize how uncautious words can get inside. Sometimes we just run into folks who are hardened from life in the world and everything they say and do cuts, until God gets the knife out of their proverbial hands. It never helps when our own foibles are the saboteurs. That has happened to me more times than I care to remember and in ways that many who know me remember all too well. It is great to know that we were fashioned by Him and fitted for works that He determined for us to do. We come into these works by reckless abandon to the will of God in Christ Jesus. There is no shame in learning, the wise learn from others. Sometimes though the plunge we are asked to take is not something others can advise on. Finding the right balance between following and blazing a trail can be difficult. There is always the issue of whose opinion about us matters more, God's opinion or that of man. Especially in times like these when the paradigm seems to be shifting so quickly I find comfort in knowing that the real Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He is the Paradigm. You are a great encouragement to me. Phileo. Nice work Sean. It is hard to be in the glaring spotlight of God’s presence. People so often criticize without even knowing it, or fail to realize how uncautious words can get inside. Sometimes we just run into folks who are hardened from life in the world and everything they say and do cuts, until God gets the knife out of their proverbial hands. It never helps when our own foibles are the saboteurs. That has happened to me more times than I care to remember and in ways that many who know me remember all too well.

It is great to know that we were fashioned by Him and fitted for works that He determined for us to do. We come into these works by reckless abandon to the will of God in Christ Jesus. There is no shame in learning, the wise learn from others. Sometimes though the plunge we are asked to take is not something others can advise on. Finding the right balance between following and blazing a trail can be difficult. There is always the issue of whose opinion about us matters more, God’s opinion or that of man. Especially in times like these when the paradigm seems to be shifting so quickly I find comfort in knowing that the real Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He is the Paradigm.

You are a great encouragement to me.

Phileo.

]]> By: Craig Mathison http://www.beezerboyd.com/2009/04/15/leadership-saboteurs-1-of-4-originality-carbon-copying/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Craig Mathison Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:19:22 +0000 http://www.beezerboyd.com/?p=146#comment-390 Great insight to recognize the tensions and see wisdom as the right arbiter! Great insight to recognize the tensions and see wisdom as the right arbiter!

]]> By: Ryan McCullough http://www.beezerboyd.com/2009/04/15/leadership-saboteurs-1-of-4-originality-carbon-copying/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Ryan McCullough Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:20:13 +0000 http://www.beezerboyd.com/?p=146#comment-389 Sean. This article is amazing. so well written and concise. You're a great writer. I'm glad to have you as a friend. Sean. This article is amazing. so well written and concise. You’re a great writer. I’m glad to have you as a friend.

]]> By: Sean http://www.beezerboyd.com/2009/04/15/leadership-saboteurs-1-of-4-originality-carbon-copying/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Sean Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.beezerboyd.com/?p=146#comment-388 Chris, thanks for your openness. I really relate to your response; you know where we came from! I found that gratitude for what Christ has done guards me from that grace/disappointment gap. Stay grateful, bro. Good to reconnect. Chris, thanks for your openness. I really relate to your response; you know where we came from! I found that gratitude for what Christ has done guards me from that grace/disappointment gap. Stay grateful, bro. Good to reconnect.

]]> By: Chris Stovall http://www.beezerboyd.com/2009/04/15/leadership-saboteurs-1-of-4-originality-carbon-copying/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Chris Stovall Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:26:58 +0000 http://www.beezerboyd.com/?p=146#comment-387 I thank you for giving me the heads up. I struggle with sabotage within my own pre and misconceptions of what worthiness looks and feels like daily. I understand that my imperfection is understood by Gods grace, but not always tolerated by his people. Especially the ones that believe thay are closest to Him. I would've been that tax collector or that prostitute with a shamed but forgiven heart trying to touch a piece of Jesus garments. I'm okay with that understanding and stand proud of how far that means i've come. Maybe the sabetour for me is the one that slips into the place between grace and disappointment. It's amazing how small that gap can be, depending on who witnesses it. Much love to you brother. I thank you for giving me the heads up. I struggle with sabotage within my own pre and misconceptions of what worthiness looks and feels like daily. I understand that my imperfection is understood by Gods grace, but not always tolerated by his people. Especially the ones that believe thay are closest to Him. I would’ve been that tax collector or that prostitute with a shamed but forgiven heart trying to touch a piece of Jesus garments. I’m okay with that understanding and stand proud of how far that means i’ve come. Maybe the sabetour for me is the one that slips into the place between grace and disappointment. It’s amazing how small that gap can be, depending on who witnesses it. Much love to you brother.

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