Like many young men, during my teen and young adult years, I had a difficult time with authority. I constantly challenged and ignored the authority placed over my life. It's been a tough road, but over the years good leaders have shown me a healthy perception of the "Chain of Authority." I am thankful for these men and women for their generosity as they looked past my ignorance and saw a young man that just needed some good spiritual guidance.
There are two ways to view the "Chain" of authority. Both determine your successes and failures of life, family, and ministry.
View #1
The "Chain of Authority" ties me to a weight that will not let me do what I want to do.
This is how many up and coming leaders view authority. They are passionate and desire to make a difference. As the old proverb says, "passion without wisdom is a disaster in the making.". God places authority over our lives to lead us to wisdom. Sometimes that authority isn't pleasant, but it's always there for a purpose. When we get out of that authority without learning our lesson we get ahead of God and pass up some valuable lessons.
View #2
The "Chain of Authority" ties me to an anchor of wisdom.
When you are going through a storm your "self" can lie to you. Our passion can alter our vision and cause us to make serious mistakes. Its that "Chain" of authority that keeps us stable minded and open to wisdom beyond our own capability. That voice that comes from our own knowledge and understanding pales in comparison to the voice of experience and spiritual knowledge.
Choose to be anchored and seek wisdom!
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
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- Paul LaRose
- Paul LaRose currently serves as the Discipleship Ministries Director for the Kentucky District of the Assemblies of God. He is also Senior Pastor of New Harvest Assembly of God in Frankfort, Kentucky. His passion for discipleship and Christian education is made evident by the fruits of his ministry labor. Paul has been involved in two successful church plants. He served as the Associate Pastor at Harmony Tabernacle AG in Dallas, Texas planted in 2001 where he developed the Christian Education program from the ground up. He currently pastors New Harvest AG planted in 2002. New Harvest is one of the fastest growing AG church plants in the Kentucky District and provides a strong Discipleship and CE program for all those that attend. Paul has been working with the Kentucky School of Ministry in course development. He wrote the course work for the Youth Leaders Tract and is finishing the Children’s Workers Tract. These courses are being used in many of our Assemblies of God Schools of Ministry.