7-Proofs, I don’t have it all together!

August 18, 2010
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You know, just because you are a pastor, leader, father, mother or CEO it doesn’t mean you aren’t human! I’m a pastor, but I am so human it is flat out scary. Almost everyday I think to myself, everyone around me is going to figure out I don’t have it all together. It’s not like I act as if I have it all together, it’s just that when you are a leader, people "think" you should have it all together! Well let me confess to you right now I DON’T! Let me tell you why…

1. I am so impatient way too often. On the phone with my wife today, had to repent!

2. I have a hard time with self-control. Especially with eating and TV watching.

3. Sometimes I ignore problems because I just don’t want to deal with them.

4. I get so focused on what I’m doing I can hurt others around me and not know it. (People come first!)

5. I will start something and not finish it. I hate that in others, and yet I will do it at times.

6. I still struggle with the fear & approval of man. It makes it hard to follow God, if you fear man.

7. I don’t spend as much time with God as I should, at times I try and run on yesterday’s anointing. That is dangerous!

If you are a leader… and you don’t think you have it all together yet, share with the rest of us….?

About artie: I'm the lead Pastor at Cornerstone, a Multi-Ethnic church in the heart of Orangeburg, South Carolina. Also the founder of the Comb Network.com, a movement to plant Multi-Ethnic, culturally relevant churches in smaller cities. I direct a gathering of small city leader called "The Sticks."

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  • http://theperkinsblog.net Michael

    With you on this Artie.

  • Bob Balkcom

    More transparency (more like a mirror….)

    Thanks, Artie

  • http://blog.knightsquest.org Buddy Knight

    How about this for #8: I tell folks of Christ’s victory over sin and the power we have to walk with Him instead of the world, and still find myself struggling with sins, failures, and weaknesses. Oh, and I still have to get up in front of folks and preach/teach, too.

    • http://artiedavis.com artie

      I believe I know of of another great leader that struggled with the same issue…. The Apostle Paul.

  • http://www.mohan37.com mo

    Spot on man. #2 and #6 slay me.

    • http://artiedavis.com artie

      Thanks my main man MO!

  • http://datagenesis.blogspot.com Mark Prasek

    Make that 8 Artie – you misspelled "together" in the url of this article! Full Armor!
    http://artiedavis.com/2010/08/18/7-proofs-i-dont-have-it-all-togehter/

  • Pedro

    Great honesty!

    But, most importantly, "had to repent" is the difference.
    It is the hallmark of the godly.

    A repenting heart is a gift from God.

    • http://artiedavis.com artie

      Yes, that’s a great point Pedro. Thanks for sharing