1. Guess what? If you’re going to LEAD, you’re going to be CRITICIZED. If you haven’t been criticized yet, then you haven’t been leading very long …OR you haven’t heard about it yet!
2. Every leader will face the SHIMEI SPIRIT. (2 Samuel 16) You will have to endure NAME CALLING & STONE THROWING.
3. Through a process of TIME & TESTING, God will position ARMOR-BEARERS around LEADERS who possess an ABISHAI ANOINTING. (2 Samuel 16)
4. Your ability to take criticism can MAKE or BREAK you. No one is indifferent to criticism! It causes you to respond either positively (growth & maturity) or negatively (bitter & resentful).
5. LEADERS are more subject to CRITICISM than any other people. Criticism is something you can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing & being nothing.
6. It will COST you, to be a LEADER. If you’re willing to STAND OUT from the crowd, you’re putting yourself in a VULNERABLE position, so count on some form of criticism!
7. The question is not, “Will I be CRITICIZED?” but “How will I HANDLE & LEARN from criticism when it comes my way?"
