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How Christians are Called to be like God

Ephesians 5:1-2 calls us to be imitators of God. It emphasizes the importance of embodying God's love, compassion, and selflessness in our actions and interactions with others.

1 Peter 1:15-16 underscores that we are called to live in a manner that reflects God's purity, righteousness, and moral excellence.

Matthew 5:48 speaks to the idea of aligning our lives with God's character and striving for spiritual maturity and integrity.

Godly Attributes We Can Never Obtain While we are called to imitate, reflect, and align our lives with certain attributes that mirror the divine, there are some qualities we were never meant to obtain. Much like the temptation that led Adam and Eve astray, seeking to obtain certain attributes can lure us down a treacherous path. They yearned for the knowledge of good and evil. Our modern desire is for qualities such as omnipresence (being everywhere at one time), omniscient (all-knowing), and self-sufficiency that can ensnare us. In today's episode, we are going to talk about the desire to be everywhere at one time. Something in reality that only God can do. How do you know if you are unknowingly attempting to be everywhere at one time? The Need to Prioritize Purposefully Those who struggle with this are constantly packing their schedule with meetings, events, and tasks, often double-booking themselves while trying to be in multiple places at once. Their calendar is a hectic maze of meetings, tasks, and commitments. They are constantly racing against time to be everywhere at once and feel stretched thin. Instead of trying to be everywhere at once, what if you took a step back and turned to God for wisdom in prioritizing your time according to His purpose? Then identify what truly aligns with your purpose and allocate your time accordingly. If you desire to learn how to prioritize what truly matters for your family and business and desire to reclaim your calendar. Join my Free Gain Control of Your Day Challenge and unlock a more purposeful and balanced life. I'll link the challenge in the show notes below. Another way someone could unknowingly be attempting to be everywhere at one time is through a lack of delegation.

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The Need to Delegate with Trust The word that leaves a pit in every business owner's stomach. I get it, our businesses are our babies, How can anyone else be trusted to provide the same level of support that I can? What if they ruin my business's reputation... Here's a thought… What if by not... YOU ARE ruining it... Those who struggle with this often refuse to delegate tasks either to other people or by implementing technology. They and insistent on overseeing every detail of every project. They lack the trust in other people or technology to handle the task the way they would. Struggling with letting go and delegating tasks to others is a common challenge amongst Christian business owners and often leads to burnout. So, how can we break free from this cycle? You don't want to just start delegating tasks. No one wins when you do that. You need to have a system in place that allows you to properly hand over the task. This means that the person who is responsible for this task has complete ownership... not you piecemealing them each step along the way. How do I do that Ashleigh? You need a way to be able to show the big picture so that your team understands how they fit in and then provide step-by-step instructions so they know that they are doing it right and you have confidence that it is being accomplished how you would do it. WITHOUT YOU DRIVING IT. Again, Ashleigh How do I do that? First, you need to understand your process inside and out and you need to be able to relay that to your team. This is called a Process Map and I have a guide that walks you through exactly how to do this. It's all about getting a clear picture of your business processes and mak