Real Control!

March 19

We pride ourselves on what we control. Some of us control teams of workers on a construction crew or in an office. Some of us manage large department stores or industrial enterprises. Some of us are in charge of governmental agencies. Some of us oversee matters that are vital to our nation’s security.

Some of us micromanage and some of us under-manage. Our ‘management style’ defines us to those who must work with us or work for us. The level of control we command over areas of our authority probably indicates as much about our self esteem as it does about our efficiency.

To whatever degree we do or do not delegate authority, we must assume command ourselves—indicating either the level of confidence we have in those working for us or the desperate need we have to build our self-confidence by maintaining complete charge of the entity we manage.

The Bible indicates another evidence of our ability to weld authority. In James 3:2 it says, “If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.” The defining factor of a person’s ability to be in charge is to control himself—and especially—to control his tongue!