All true spiritual leadership has its root in desperation.
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\u2013 John Piper<\/p>\n
It is my assertion that this statement is true not just of spiritual leadership but of the spiritual life. Are you desperate?<\/p>\n
If not I do not believe you have understood the world in which we live, the evils which we see daily on our TV sets, and most important of all the raging monsters that dwell within us.<\/p>\n
How often do we feel like we are about to be found out as a fraud? How often do words or actions \u2018slip out\u2019 we later regret. How often do we secretly think that no one but no one could possibly love us knowing what we are like.<\/p>\n
People say religion is a crutch. I for one need that crutch- do you?<\/p>\n
Are you desperate?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
All true spiritual leadership has its root in desperation. \u2013 John Piper It is my assertion that this statement is true not just of spiritual leadership but of the spiritual life. Are you desperate? If not I do not believe you have understood the world in which we live, the evils which we see daily […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"yoast_head":"\n