EP 96: How to Lead with Devotion & Discernment (Part 2)
The Rhythm of Structure, Stewardship & Spirit
If Part 1 was the revelation, Part 2 is the application.
After uncovering how her devotion to people had begun overriding her devotion to God, Kerri returns with the practical “how.” This episode lays out a repeatable rhythm—Structure, Stewardship, and Spirit—that brings peace, protects calling, and helps leaders make aligned decisions without slipping back into over-functioning or people-pleasing.
If you’ve been craving handles, boundaries, and rhythms you can actually use, this episode is the blueprint.
Why Structure Isn’t Control—It’s Clarity
Structure is not rigidity. It’s not control.
Structure is clarity, and clarity creates peace.
Kerri shares how she redesigned her weekly rhythm—from morning routines to admin blocks to client days—so she leads from overflow instead of fatigue. Her schedule follows a simple truth:
“Peace follows pattern. Structure protects what God has actually assigned you to do.”
When your time has form, your decisions gain freedom.
A Look at Kerri’s Weekly Rhythm
Mornings: Supplements, movement, home stewardship, and a grounding start
9–11 AM: Admin, business development, and marketing (highest-focus work)
Lunch: Walking + nourishing food
Afternoons: Client work, project blocks, calls, and recording
Tues/Wed/Thurs: Client days
Mon/Fri: Personal appointments, errands, margin, coaching, and recovery
This form allows flow. It keeps devotion aligned with calling, not chaos.
Weekly Structure Check (Use This Every Week)
Ask yourself:
What person or project is tempting me to break my own structure?
What boundary keeps this holy?
Even small decisions—like where you schedule a nail appointment—can either support your calling or steal time from what God asked you to steward.
Structure isn’t legalism.
Structure is protection.
Stewardship: Caring Without Carrying
This is where many faith-driven leaders get stuck.
We care deeply.
We feel responsible.
We want to help.
But stewardship is not self-sacrifice.
“I am responsible to people, not for people.”
Over-functioning feels holy, but underneath it’s often fear:
fear they’ll fail
fear we’ll disappoint
fear we won’t be needed
fear we won’t look like the “good Christian woman”
True stewardship equips but does not carry.
The Stewardship Reframe
When you feel the urge to jump in, ask:
Have I equipped them?
Have I modeled integrity?
Have I prayed before acting?
If yes → Release the outcome.
Let God be God.
Let people grow.
Let yourself breathe.
Spirit: Leading From Listening, Not Impulse
Discernment is devotion turned upward first.
As high-capacity leaders, it’s tempting to say yes quickly because:
we can
we’re competent
we’re wired for service
we love to help
But discernment catches the impulsive yes before it becomes burnout.
The 60-Second Devotion/Discernment Pause
Before saying yes, ask:
Does this yes honor God or my image?
Will this yes require me to become someone I’m not?
What boundary keeps this yes holy?
If peace follows → Move.
If pressure follows → Pause.
Pull Quote:
“The Holy Spirit will never rush you into misalignment.”
Flow & Form: The Dance of Aligned Leadership
Flow (Spirit) and form (Structure) aren’t opposites.
They’re partners.
Form gives your life a container.
Flow fills it with listening, intuition, and discernment.
Stewardship keeps your motives clean in the middle.
Some seasons need more structure.
Some need more surrender.
Leadership maturity is recognizing when you’re off-balance and recalibrating quickly.
Reflection Prompt
Where do you need more form right now?
Where do you need more flow?
Journal or pray through it—and choose one boundary you’ll honor this week.
Morning Breath Prayer
“Lord, let me serve through structure, stewardship, and Spirit today.
Let every yes be holy and every no be peaceful.”
Keep this on your mirror, your phone, or your planner.
This is the daily recalibration.
If You Missed Part 1
Start here: When Devotion Needs Discernment
(It’s the heart-opening foundation for this episode.)
Resources & Next Steps
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TL;DNR: The Practical Summary
Structure keeps you faithful.
Stewardship keeps you humble.
Spirit keeps you free.
Put them on repeat—and watch devotion and discernment work together instead of against each other.
