The road to hell…

Posted bySean RheaumePosted inLeadership

You have heard this quote before I am sure.  “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”

I don’t know if mine will lead me to hell but they will definitely lead me to mediocrity and uselessness to the kingdom of God.

These are some of my stones that I tend to pave with with…

1st Stone – I intend to spend more time with individuals and pour into them because that is how true discipleship and spiritual transformation takes place.

2nd Stone – I intend to intentionally date my wife and play with my kids because they deserve more than my leftovers.

3rd Stone – I intend to exercise more because my body does not need to resemble a temple to be one.

4th Stone – I intend to spend more personal worship time because out of my time with God flows my attitude toward others.

5th Stone – I intend to become more efficient with my calendar and my time because God deserves everything he can get out of me.

6th Stone – I intend to read more and sharpen my leadership skill because bad leadership is a sin.

7th Stone – I intend to share the love of Jesus more and not rely on “lifestyle evangelism” that never leads to evangelism.

8th Stone – I intend on laughing more because who wants to follow an angry person.

9th Stone – I intend on giving more because I am rich.

10th Stone – I intend on helping the needy more because what I can give is needed by someone.

All of those intentions without execution will lead me to be a lazy, ineffective leader that will have little to no impact on the kingdom of God.  What are your stones?

Published by Sean Rheaume

I am the Senior Pastor of Reedy Fork Baptist Church in Greenville SC. I am a husband to an incredibly talented, loving and godly wife and a father to 3 awesome kids. I write about my experiences in life, observations about culture and encouragement in the faith.

One thought on “The road to hell…”

  1. i intend to put more emphasis on my family and less emphasis on all other things.
    i intend to truly love others, despite their flaws because i am loved unconditionally.
    i intend to aid in waking up the sleeping church because we’ve got a lot of work to do.
    i intend to make time for people and issues instead of making myself busy to avoid them.
    i intend to rest more because who wants an exhausted worker?
    i intend to train myself to listen before i think because how can i hear the needs of the world if i’m not listening?
    i intend to actively pursue others in my prayer life because
    i intend to change the world.

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