Micromanage ˈmīkrōmanij/
verb:
control every part, however small, of (an enterprise or activity).
control of a person or a situation by paying
extreme attention to small details in a way that is usually not wanted or that
causes problems
This is a word I hadn’t
heard of until a few years ago but when I look back to my past it always been
there. Many folks have found themselves either
at work or an organization where you been micromanaged. It is when someone hands you control and then
does everything to take it away. It
comes from a leader that must control every detail in order for them to feel in
charge. Under that form of management
you are not really a person, just a part. There is no room for your own thinking, your
own judgment, your own voice. It’s generally considered a bad way to do things.
Then why is it so
common?
I think it is a
reaction to responsibility. The pressure
of being in charge cause one to clamp down so they don’t lose control of what supposed
to be holding on to. However rather than
controlling it, you end up crushing it.
What I find most interesting
is it may be the way of the world; it’s not how you see God treat his people. God could have made us automatons that obey without
any thought, but he didn’t he gave us choice. Even though we are terrible at choice, even
though it would cost him greatly to give us that choice, he does it anyway. It doesn’t abandon us without guidance yet he doesn’t
force us to His way, even though it is the best way, the only way. He gives us principles to live, yet doesn’t
dictate our every move. He sets a
standard and then encourages us to live up to it. He allows us to make mistake even
though he could stop it. Many can’t
fathom why he does this, yet it leads us to a deeper and more meaningful understanding
of Him and our purpose.
In a world today
that is all about controlling you; isn’t a God encourages and guides you a much
better way to live. Satan entraps,
controls, and bullies you. God loves,
leads, and invites you.
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