The document emphasizes the importance of maintaining a right relationship with God to combat moral failure and highlights that private sin can hinder both personal fellowship with God and public ministry. It encourages proactive confession and humility as essential practices for spiritual leaders, using Pope Francis as an example of humility born from personal reflection and growth. Additionally, it reminds readers that while temptation is a constant challenge, God's strength provides the means to overcome it.

1. Warning and reminder
For all mankind

2. He was right: "All have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God" (Romans
3:23). As a wise pastor once reminded
me, there is no sin we cannot commit.
And our enemy longs for our moral
destruction: "Your adversary the devil
prowls around like a roaring lion,
seeking someone to devour" (1 Peter
5:8). Why does Satan seek our moral
failure?

3. First, he attacks our Father by attacking his children.
The devil knows that God prioritizes the health of our relationship with him above
our work for him. Oswald Chambers notes:
The trap you may fall into in Christian work is to rejoice in successful service—
rejoicing in the fact that God has used you. Yet you will never be able to measure
fully what God will do through you if you do not have a right-standing relationship
with Jesus Christ. If you keep your relationship right with him, then regardless of
your circumstances or whoever you encounter each day, he will continue to pour
"rivers of living water" through you (John 7:38). . . .
Our tendency today is to put the emphasis on service. Beware of the people who
make their request for help on the basis of someone's usefulness. If you make
usefulness the test, then Jesus Christ was the greatest failure who ever lived. For
the saint, direction and guidance come from God himself, not some measure of
that saint's usefulness. It is the work that God does through us that counts, not
what we do for him. All that our Lord gives his attention to in a person's life is that
person's relationship with God—something of great value to his Father.
Satan realizes that "private" sin breaks our fellowship with our Holy God. He knows
that such sin grieves the Spirit (Ephesians 4:30).

4. Second, he wants to hinder our ministry.
Sin prevents the Spirit from working in and through us. The more
visible our service, the more we are threatened by private sin.
Counselors speak of "cognitive dissonance" as the internal conflict
that emerges when we are not the same person in private as we are
in public. Christians are especially subject to this problem:
"Whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is
sin" (James 4:17).
The most miserable people on earth are believers who are out of
the will of God. Such people have the Holy Spirit indwelling them (1
Corinthians 3:16) and convicting them from within. They know that
something is wrong, and are grieved by their guilt.
When we are ashamed of our private thoughts or conduct, we
conclude that God cannot use us effectively. We cannot give what
we do not have, so we are less likely to help others know Jesus
passionately. Our personal sin handicaps our public service.

5. Third, he seeks to hurt as many people as possible.
Satan is a murderer (John 8:44). He comes to
steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10). He knows
that our moral failure will hurt everyone who
loves us, every person whose lives we influence.
This principle applies especially to leaders. "The
higher we climb, the farther we fall" is true. But it
is also true that the higher we climb, the more
people we hurt when we fall.
Lions roar only when they attack. If Satan is a
"roaring lion," we must conclude that he is
attacking us now. Expect such adversity, every
day.

6. BE HONEST
If you have fallen to temptation of any kind, admit the fact right
now. Cancer starts small, but it always grows. Listen to God's word:
"Each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own
desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin
when it is fully grown brings forth death" (James 1:14-15).
Do a spiritual inventory today. Get alone with God. Take a piece of
paper and a pen. Ask the Holy Spirit to bring to your mind anything
that displeases God, and write down what comes to your thoughts.
Be very specific and honest. Then confess these sins individually to
God. Claim his promise to forgive all you confess (1 John 1:9). Shred
the paper, and rejoice in the grace of your loving Father.
Do this regularly. Whenever you realize you have sinned, stop then.
Confess then. Make restitution then. It will never be easier than it is
at that moment. Stop the cancer before it grows.

7. BE PROACTIVE
When you think of Pope Francis, what adjectives come to mind? For most of us, humility is at the top of
the list.
And appropriately so. After he was elected pope, Francis rode back to the St. Martha guesthouse with the
other cardinals rather than using the papal car. He chose to stay in the guesthouse rather than the opulent
papal apartment. He regularly welcomes trash collectors and cleaners to daily mass, carries his own
luggage on planes, and is driven in a Ford Focus.
However, a recent article in The Atlantic reports that such humility is part of a deliberate strategy on
Francis's part. In April 1973, at the age of 36, he became head of all Jesuits in his home country of
Argentina as well as neighboring Uruguay. He was forced to deal with a number of divisive issues, some
theological and others political. By his own admission, his leadership style was divisive and autocratic,
leading to significant controversy and opposition.
In light of this difficult experience, he identified the authoritarian and egotistical elements of his
personality. And he adopted behaviors intended to counteract these weaknesses. For instance, he
developed the habit of ending all encounters by asking the other person to pray for him. He began
spending much more time with the poor. He chose to take public transportation, live in his own
apartment, and cook his own meals.
By the time he became pope, his commitment to acts of humility had become his lifestyle. And they will
form a significant part of his legacy.
We can learn from his example. What character faults regularly trouble you? What temptations
consistently defeat you? Name them, and take proactive steps to defeat them. If you are tempted by
pride, find ways to act with humility. If you are tempted by anger, look for ways to serve those who anger
you.
Erasmus was right: nothing frustrates the devil so much as to have his temptations used for good.

8. BE ENCOURAGED
Temptation is a persistent challenge
for Christians, especially those who
engage in leadership. But know that
the final victory is yours, and that your
omnipotent Father stands ready to
forgive your last failure and to prevent
the next.

9. Keep these principles in mind:
First, you can defeat any temptation you face.
Scripture is clear: "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to
man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability,
but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may
be able to endure it" (1 Corinthians 10:13). If you cannot defeat a temptation
with God's help, you will not face it.
Conversely, Satan knows what temptations you can defeat in your strength.
For instance, I happen not to be tempted by substance abuse. Drug dealers
can offer me their products all day, and I am able to resist them. As a result, I
never meet drug dealers. But Satan knows what temptations I cannot defeat in
my strength, so these are the only temptations I face.
So know that every temptation you face is one you cannot defeat in your
ability, but one you can always defeat in God's power. Name the temptation
immediately. Turn it over to God. Ask for his help, and claim his strength as
yours.

10. Second, when you resist, God gives victory.
Jesus assured his followers of two facts: constant tribulation,
and continued strength. John 16:33 is especially relevant for
our discussion: "In the world you will have tribulation. But
take heart; I have overcome the world."
"Tribulation" translates the Greek term thlipsis, a word used
to describe the weight by which grain was crushed into flour.
So long as you live on this fallen planet, you will bear such
weight. But your Father bears it with you. And your Savior has
already overcome the world.
So "submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and
he will flee from you. Draw near to God and he will draw near
to you" (James 4:7-8). And remember: "he who is in you is
greater than he who is in the world" (1 John 4:4).

11. Sumber :
http://www.denisonforum.org/leaders
hip/1884-ashley-madison-and-the-
leaders-soul
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