Fw: GREAT LEADERS STAND FIRM

Team:

Today in the One Year Playbook we see
Elihu talking down to Job again.
JOB 34:1-36:33

Job was not only stripped of his wealth, fortune and position he was being stripped of his pride and self worth.

Wow! When it rains it pours. Now we have a young self righteous person saying things to make himself look good at Job's expense.

GREAT LEADERS STAND FIRM

How do you feel when someone interrogates you? This is a very tough position to be in. In Job's case he was totally innocent.

Friends, sometimes the enemy tries to derail us to take us out of the game. The enemy will ridicule us and put us down. There is a recorder going over and over in our minds with judgemental suggestions that sound just like Elihu.

The enemy is just like Elihu. He will whisper and mix truth with lies to keep us confused. He wants us to feel guilty and unsure of ourselves and our relationship with God and family. He wants us to freeze so we don't share the Gospel.

When we are faced with this the enemy tries to say that God is convicting us. Sometimes it is confusing whether it is God or the enemy.

Pastor Chuck said, "if the conviction draws you closer to God then it is the Holy Spirit. If it draws you away from God it is the enemy. God will never draw us away from Him. He wants to draw us closer to Him."

We need to turn that nasty recorder off and remember God has great plans for us to prosper us and give us a great future and a hope. Jer 29:11

If we have blown it the Word says, "if we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9

No matter what God wants to free us from guilt and condemnation so we can get in the game and Win! Stand Firm!

GREAT LEADERS STAND FIRM

Start Fast - Finish Strong

Just Go!!

Rick

Aug 30 Readings - JOB 34:1-36:33 | 2 CORINTHIANS 4:1-12 | PSALM 44:1-8 | PROVERBS 22:10-12