In the journey of life, you will meet two types of people, firstly, the praise singers and secondly your critics. Praise singers will always praise you even when your actions or steps are wrong.
When men thank you, receive it cautiously and forward it to God. It is to save your neck. Beware of excessive praise. One way out of this is to point to the One who did the miracle-God.
One of the tools Satan can use to deter you from making Heaven at times, are the friends you trust. Now, don’t get me wrong; it is good to have friends both good and God-fearing ones, yet you need to deal cautiously with such friends so that you don’t fall if the devil decides to use them. Say… God forbid!
Arome Wesley rightly said: Disloyal folks always have the sweetest accent; most times traitors are the loudest praise singers. Don't be moved by the words of men; be more keen on actions. Trust me,actions are superior to words. If they show more commitment in words than in action, then danger lurks around.
Across generations, praise singing preludes betrayal: ask Jesus, Thomas Sankara, Adolf Hitler, etc. When subordinates offer mere lip service without commensurate commitment to you or your course, then watch it.
You must train your mind as a leader, whether in the spiritual or secular world, never to be moved by praise-singing. Don't get it wrong: it's OK to be praised and appreciated by subordinates, but that mustn't control you or your actions. When a man praises you, but consistently does the reverse, then you would be foolhardy to take him seriously. Endeavor to maintain a flat response to both commendation and condemnation.
Finally, loyalty is better shown than said. Rather than telling your boss: "I'm loyal sir", just go ahead and show it. You don't have any business remain in an organization, if you wouldn't be loyal to the establishment and your boss.
Generally, everybody wants to be encouraged and praised for a job well done if the devil knows that you like to be appreciated and praised excessively, and then he will use a praise singer on you and cause your down fall.
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