Spy Rule #8
By- Rule #8 Assume You Are Under Surveillance
If you have been in ministry for any time at all this is one rule that you quickly learn. Not only is your church/ministry under constant surveillance, you are under surveillance.
This knowledge that we are personally under surveillance by those that are a part of our ministry and by those outside of the church that know that we are involved in ministry can many times lead to burn out. We begin to believe that any little slip-up will lead to a lack of credibility in ministry.
The truth is that being authentic, living without masks, is the only way that we can truly be effective when we are always under surveillance. Without authenticity the people around us will quickly sniff out a hypocritical spirit which they will want to run from as fast as they can.
The bottom line. Know that you are under surveillance. Live authentically.
[UPDATE: Craig Groeschel has a post about living authentically HERE]
