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Rhythm of Reduction
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” - Ephesians 5:15-16
As a minister, I feel the responsibility and rebuke in Paul’s statement to manage our time wisely. After all, our work has eternal significance yet we only have a finite amount of time to accomplish it. Truly the harvest is great, but the workers are few!
Because of reality, I have watched many leaders and volunteers burn themselves out working to build the Kingdom of God. Yet Jesus calls us to walk with Him in the “unforced rhythms of His grace”. He promised that He would not place anything heavy or ill fitting on us and called His burden easy and light.
So what is the secret to making the best use of our time and multiply our efforts without taking up an ill fitting burden?
The answer is in one of the healthy rhythms we learn from Jesus’s life — the rhythm of reduction.








 
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Healthy Habits
 
"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly" (Matthew 11:28– 30, MSG).
 
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Embracing Healthy Conflict
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he
listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three
witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.” Matthew 18:15-20
Most of us fear confrontation and choose to avoid conflict rather than embrace it. The consequences of unhealthy conflict are catastrophic; fractured relationships, dysfunction, unproductive teams, divided organizations. Fear of these things is why we often choose to avoid conflict rather than employ it. We are afraid of losing a relationship so we choose to accept the frustrating status quo rather than to take the risk of challenging it.
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Your Leadership Effectiveness Is Directly Tied To Your Leadership Ability Success requires leadership. It’s true, nothing happens without leadership. Personal success requires personal leadership just as corporate success requires corporate leadership. This means the greatest limiting or lifting factor for success is tied to your leadership.
This is called the “Law of the Lid”.  
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“And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles” (Matthew 5:41, ESV).

“Go the extra mile” is a common phrase we use in business or leadership. The roots of this expression can be traced back to ancient Israel and the times of Jesus. The Romans had conquered the known world and built a system of highways that connected Rome to every one of their territories. It was true, “all roads lead to Rome.”
 
Every road had a stone marker placed at each mile. The stone noted the direction and distance to the nearest town as well as back to Rome. By law, a soldier could compel a subject from one of the conquered lands to carry a load, for one mile, but one mile only..
 
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Gal 6:9 "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up."
The end of the year polls of 2022 showed that 1 out of every 3 Americans said that 2022 was a good year. That means that a majority in our nation marked the previous year amongst the worst in their life. It’s tragic because it doesn’t have to be that way. What is the key to finding fulfillment in the year ahead? This first week of the year many are asking that question while setting new goals and resolutions. However, fulfillment is not found in doing more things, but doing more of the right things while working to eliminate more of the wrong things...
 
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