There are 10 principles taken from a sermon preached by John Piper. Today, I'll begin by sharing one principle.
Pitfall #1: Falling in love with the present world
'For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.' (2 Timothy 4:10)
It is easy for leaders to fall into this trap. Sometimes due to our position as leaders, we are lifted up and we start to lose our focus on God and start to turn our eyes on the things of this world. We start to envy the world and crave for the things of the world. We read of people being successful in this world and there is a little tug and pull in our heart to want to be like them. The moment we allow our eyes to feast on worldly things and our heart to be lured into desiring the world, we start to fall.
Protection #1: Think hard about the mountains and fountain spring of the beauty of God
'Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.' (Nehemiah 9:6)
Sometimes we need to take a time out to just sit and soak in the goodness of God through admiring and appreciating what He has created. God made nature for us to enjoy and relax in it. In order for us to not fall in love with the world, we need to fall in love with what God has made. Take some time, go for a walk, feel the breeze as the wind blows, smell the fragance of the freshly bloomed flowers, hear the sound of the flowing water in a river, see the intricate movement of an animal, taste the sweetness of biting into an apple.
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