Shepherding
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.
Matthew 7:24-27
You see, it must be understood, whenever a leader falls, it is solely, squarely, and positively because of what is in their heart. This bears both great compassion and unswerving commitment to integrity. Every leader that has ever fallen has fallen, not because of the devil, not because of other people, but solely and squarely because of themselves.
As a man helping to raise up a global prayer movement, Mike Bickle, said, “God won’t stop it. The devil wont stop it. Only you can stop it. This should not come as a surprise to the church. God has provided a better way in Jesus.
