Prodigal: The quilt is looking good!

Me: You can keep that kinda talk coming!

This is from the book Lead Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard, Phil Hodges, Phyllis Hendry

Maybe you often receive feedback graciously, but in some situations it may not be helpful or it may be out of alignment with your purpose and mission. Everyone likes positive feedback, but you may have a difficult time with negative feedback–especially if your security and self-worth are based on public image, reputation, position, competitive performance, possessions, or personal relationships. If you sense a threat to any of those things you cherish, you may react to criticism in a fearful, defensive way. You may also wrongly conclude that negative feedback means people don’t won’t you to lead anymore. That’s not always the case. Sometimes the biggest fear is not failure; it is the fear of losing your power and position. The fear is intensified if you have based your self-worth and security on your leadership position and power.

God is you self-worth and security. Just a reminder to keep it that way. The enemy wants you to forget.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.

Matthew 16:24-25

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org