Organizational Cycle: Understanding the Pattern of the people. Read: (Judges 2:1-6) Leaders must understand how people think and behave. The book of Judges provides a vivid biography of leaders, and the human nature, and describes a cycle repeated even today. Note the distinct patterns that recur repeatedly in this book: REBELLION: When things go well, people drop their GUARD. They relax and pay less attention to details. Peacetime brings a greater chance of REBELLION than WARTIME. In prosperous times, fallen people naturally express their bent toward INDEPENDENCE and REBELLION. REPRESSION: Repression follows REBELLION. Whether God sends an ENEMY or the people cause their own MISERY, they endure HARDSHIP, CALAMITY, INVASION, or natural DISASTER. Poor life choices result in RETRIBUTION. REPENTANCE: Extreme HARDSHIP often triggers community-wide REPENTANCE. The REPRESSION serves as a WAKE-UP CALL. Individuals begin to refocus on what is really IMPORTANT and PURIFY their motives and behavior. Organizations cut budgets, downsize, and check EGOS. RESTORATION: Purification leads to RESTORATION. People regain the BLESSINGS they once had or ACQUIRE what had been intended for them. When the begin to obey God, Peace returns to the land once more. And the cycle of the fallen human behavior has run its full course. Amen
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