ChristAlive! Archives: Relationships with Subordinates

I watched a movie called Pay It Forward. The premise of the movie is the question, “What can you do to change the world?” A 12-year old boy in the movie is given a school assignment to figure out how he can change the world. His solution is to do something significant for three people, then ask them to “pay it forward” to three more people.
My father died when I was 18. In the years that followed, I built a wall around myself to avoid being hurt again. Ten years later, a group of men, much like those in our Challenge Groups, asked me, “Will you let us love you?” I said, “No, but I want to.” My life, my marriage, and my relationships have never been the same since. That “word” started a revolution in my life.