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Podcast: Pastor David E. Sumrall Podcast
Episode: Daily Devotions: The Unpleasantness of Oxen - September 11, 2025
Description: Scripture Reading: Proverbs 14:4 (NLT)
“Without oxen a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.”
Leadership is never without challenges. Whether in a family business, a company, or a ministry team, working with people means dealing with their strengths—and sometimes their shortcomings. Proverbs reminds us that while a stable may stay clean without oxen, there can be no harvest without them. In the same way, you cannot build something lasting by doing everything yourself.
Yes, people bring their own struggles, attitudes, and mistakes into the workpl...