The Way to the Inner Circle of Personal Relationships

For the inner circle, people need experience. We need to be confident that those closest to us can consistently be who they need to be.

John Maxwell wrote in his book “Good Leaders Ask Great Questions”

Without time, we cannot have trust. Trust but verify is my motto and verification doesn’t happen overnight. We need not the simple trust that they won’t kill us but the deeper level trust that these people have our interests in mind when they act. For the inner circle, people need experience.

I don’t want someone who doesn’t know anything in my inner circle. Now that may sound a little selfish but that’s okay, we need to be on comparable levels. These people need success because, “those who can be trusted with little can be trusted with much.” It doesn’t need to be a monetary success but I need to know that they are moving in unison with God and His purpose in their life.

Compatibility and capacity are essential. I need someone who is aligned with me and gets it. They also need to be able to move. They have to be willing and able to support in the way that they’ve been uniquely created to. The most important thing is, that for everyone in my inner circle, I will gladly and without…