In the first part of this four part series, I shared my equation on personal growth.

As I was reflecting on that equation, I was reminded of something I’d once heard: Failure is a few errors in judgment repeated every day.

If you go too long in life making these little errors and you don’t make time to stop, evaluate, reflect, adjust, fix and improve, then over time those few errors in judgment will be repeated often enough that you will fail. To stop this cycle, you need to make time to reflect.

When to Reflect

• Weekly Sabbath – God gives us guidance here on this day to reflect. Look back over the previous six days and evaluate what went right and what went wrong.

• Annual markers. Natural times throughout the year when you want to build in some reflection in your life. For example, your birthday and the start of the year are good markers.

Tune in next week when I share seven key areas of reflection.

Your partner in ministry,

Nelson

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.