Read Michael Oh's short article "The Danger of “Fruitfulness” without Purity: Thoughts on Personal Holiness and Ministry by a Younger Leader" even if you're not a young leader.
"Years ago, I asked Jim Downing, one of the patriarchs of the Navigator work, “Why is it that so few men finish well?” His response was profound. He said, “They learn the possibility of being fruitful without being pure. God is slow to remove his hand on a man he has anointed. One day that man may sin, then experience God’s blessing. Then it happens again and again and he begins to believe that purity doesn’t matter. Eventually, he becomes like a tree rotting inside that is eventually toppled by a storm.”
Let us guard our purity and inner life.
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Thanks Glen... this was a stern admonition for me. It's funny what the LORD leads you to if you have the eyes to see.
I should probably start a tickler file to remind to read and re-read articles like this on a regular basis. We are ever in need of Christ.
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