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Leading with Excellence and Purpose

True men that lead, do so with character, honor and values that are visible.  Whether they be a visionary that sits on a board of a non-profit, a minister or priest leading a local church, a small business owner leading a few, a father or husband leading his family.  Whatever your role is you must take charge and lead with compassion as well as courage. Many of us I am sure have had the experience working for or with people who lack moral character and the ability to lead.  Those people who may have the title of manager, supervisor, or even father yet are paralyzed by fear and could not make a decision if their own lives depended upon it. They may not be the obvious responsibility shirking weasels we all know so well.  They can also come in the form of unorganized mutterers that rely on other people to force them into a decision.  They can be the guy down the street that talks about all the things he wants to do to improve the neighborhood yet always is away on business on beautification day.  Or the guy at church that talks about how things need to change but is never willing to give up watching Football to help out at church. In a world that is faced with morality issues that cannot depend upon the people who are currently leading the charge, we need men that will step up.  Men that have morals, values, are God-fearing, and wife loving men. Men that will […]

Man in the Mirror

In today’s lifestyle it is difficult for anyone to walk past a mirror without taking a moment for self-absorption or self-loathing.  We have become a society that is focused on the way we look to the rest of the world. “Sometimes I hate the man in the mirror.” – Lecrae Instead of being consumed by what is wrong with that guy in the mirror, we should focus on the gifts within. Public opinion makes the assumption that the psychological disorder of vanity is mainly a female problem. Yet I am sure you like myself know many a man who spends more time in front of the mirror than is healthy, maybe even it is you. Rather than dwelling on how skinny or young we should be; or how we need the abs we used to have back in our hay-day.  If we focus on God’s grace in the gifts that we have to share to others, all the rest will come naturally. Focus on making yourself into the reflection where others see Christ when they look at you. If your actions speak volumes it will not matter what the man in the mirror may look like to you. “The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.” – Psalms 94:11 We look into the mirror and see ourselves big and mighty strong as a lion. Yet many of us are with scars of hurts and pain of sin that we carry unable to forget our past.  Unlike the women in our lives, we […]

Following Is Winning

As promised here is the lowdown, skinny and well in a nutshell the perks of subscribing and sharing this new blog.  The guidelines are simple but will need to be followed. Guidelines: Subscribe to www.SecondIron.com Follow me on Twitter @cjohnstonjax Tweet the following tweet “I found this new blog www.SecondIron.com that is fantastic. Check it out and you too could sharpen iron. Tweet and ReTweet as much as possible, each time be sure to tag #secondiron, # or @cjohnstonjax There will be two prize packages to be given out one to the top tweeter or retweeter and one to the new followers or subscribers. Package One : AudioBooks Package Two: Books   The contest will end on Saturday January 18th and the winners will be notified via tweet upon choosing. Best of luck to you all, please remember subscribing, following and sharing is how you can win.  Follow my blog for future contests and content as well.  Iron Sharpens Iron. Blessings, CJ Follow me here  https://twitter.com/cjohnstonjax