Christian Media 2.0

My journey into social media has been largely influenced by Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers. So, his tweet about taking a 48-hour fast from Twitter caught my attention. I immediately followed the link to his post here to see what was up.

It was an experiment to explore the effects of Twitter on different areas of his life. It was a relief to learn that I shouldn’t experience withdrawal pains if I decide to turn the network off for awhile.

While Michael’s discussion of “The Twitter Effect” was helpful, there was something more to be learned. I hadn’t visited his blog looking for this particular insight. I didn’t expect it. But there it was.

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Have you ever noticed how often David refers to his enemies in the book of Psalms? A lot. In fact the words “enemy” and ”enemies” are used over 90 times in the book. There are numerous other references to foes, conspirators, and the hands of wicked men.

Dealing with adversaries is a dominant theme in the Psalms.

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Samson had a lot of potential.  He was reared in a Godly home, he was given supernatural strength, and he was popular in an era when there was a huge leadership void.  Samson could have led Israel to impressive victories and complete freedom.

But, while he provided some encouragement to his nation by provoking the Philistine enemies to anger, he never realized his full potential.

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A wise leader values the wisdom of good counselors.  Solomon advised, “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed” (Proverbs 15: 22).  Only arrogant leaders flippantly discount the advice of others and trust totally in their own instincts.

On the other hand a good leader recognizes “the buck stops here” and discerns between wise and foolish counsel.

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