I’m not an expert in the sociological realities of all the pastors in the world, but I would say that there are some very, very positive things about the state of integrity in church leaders.
HENRY CLOUDDont use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and dont worry about it if you mess up one day. The most important thing you can do is just get back up on the horse.
More Henry Cloud Quotes
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Confronting an irresponsible person is not painful to him; only consequences are.
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Dating is about finding out who you are and who others are. If you show up in a masquerade outfit, neither is going to happen.
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You have to be able to face losing some things you might want in order to be free to do the right thing.
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Diligence is not easy, but we can’t reach our goals without it.
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Good pain is pain in the service of a purpose. Bad pain is pain endured because we are resisting a needed growth step.
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In a very real way, ownership is the essence of leadership. When you are ridiculously in charge, then you own whatever happens in a company, school.
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Independence is not an option for us. Remember, God existed without us.
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When truth presents itself, the wise person see the light, takes it in, and makes adjustments. The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.
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Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.
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Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something’s time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings.
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Endings are a part of life, and we are actually wired to execute them. But because of trauma, developmental failures, and other reasons, we shy away from the steps that could open up whole new worlds of development and growth.
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To grow, we need things that we do not have and cannot provide, and we need to have a source of those things who looks favorably upon us and who does things for us for our own good.
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A leader’s responsibility is to cause a vision and mission to have tangible results in the real world.
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To rescue people from the natural consequences of their behavior is to render them powerless.
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There’s no better way to become a disintegrated character than to be your own authority.
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