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Me:\u00a0 Who are you with today Prodigal?<\/p>\n

Prodigal:\u00a0 Someone I just met.<\/p>\n

Me:\u00a0 How is it going?<\/p>\n

Prodigal:\u00a0 I believe he can sweet-talk the water right out of the well.<\/p>\n

Me:\u00a0 You might need to use spiritual discernment then.<\/p>\n

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This is from the book Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders<\/p>\n

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If the world is to hear the church’s voice today, leaders are needed who are authoritative, spiritual, and sacrificial.\u00a0 Authoritative, because people desire leaders who know where they are going and are confident of getting there.\u00a0 Spiritual, because without a strong relationship to God, even the most attractive and competent person cannot lead people to God.\u00a0 Sacrificial, because this follow the model of Jesus, who gave himself for the whole world and who calls us to follow in His steps.\u00a0 Churches grow in every way when they are guided by strong, spiritual leaders with the touch of the supernatural radiating in their service.\u00a0 The church sinks into confusion and malaise without such leadership.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We need to make sure we pray for discernment with leaders.\u00a0 We do not always need to follow the sweet talking person.\u00a0 They can lead you straight to a distraction that was planned by Satan.<\/p>\n

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Psalm 78:42<\/p>\n

They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n

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www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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