I am a member of Thomas Road Baptist Church and pastor Jonathan Falwell is doing a series on leadership. And some of the points made the past few weeks have really hit home and I feel led to share them. The main point of the sermon series is, who is chief of your life?
Being the outgoing person that I am, I usually assume a leadership position. But that is not always the right position for me. Some of the best leaders, know how to follow when necessary. And that is a valuable lesson to learn. We are all leaders, it is what you do with your leadership position that makes up ones character. In our society, we are so worried about being liked and having a good reputation by the world's standards rather than having a good character by God's standards.
Some leadership lessons are:
1. Total obedience requires FULL submission.
- We don't always understand the ramifications of our disobedience. Our disobedience will always lead others to disobey.
2. Throwing people under the bus only shows your lack of being able to be a leader.
- This point is very important. So many times in life when something goes wrong or when something happens we are very quick to blame someone else and throw them under the bus. And not only is that unfair, but it is cowardly. Step up and take responsibility for what you have done wrong.
**A true leader would not all others to fall on their swords because of them.
3. Reputation is not nearly as important as character.
Stop worrying about being liked.
Last point is that pride is always the enemy of leadership. Put your pride aside and take a stand.
The next leadership sermon is on Fear vs. Faith.
This morning we talked about the story of David from 1 Sam. 17 starting in verse 23.
David was just a boy, but he had big faith. He approached the king and wanted to go to battle and kill the giant Goliath. And king Saul said no that he would surely die if he went to battle with Goliath. But David stood up for himself and his God and said that he looks after his masters sheep and when a bear or a lion would come and steal a sheep from the flock, he would run after the animal and club it to death. And that the same God that watches over him when he saves a sheep, will protect him from Goliath. Well the story goes on to David going to battle with only a slingshot and 5 pebbles. And it says that David ran quickly towards Goliath. David slung a pebble and killed Goliath and cut off his head with Goliath's sword.
David had faith. David didn't hide because he knew who his God was. David trusted that God would protect him and watch over him.
The same God who gave David the strength to defeat Goliath, is with us today.
God's big plans for your future begin in the small details of today. Trust that God has His plan for your life and it is bigger and better than you could plan for yourself. (Jeremiah 29:11)
The greatest potential for God always begins after complete submission to Him.
Just know that God has your back. When you can't see His hand, you can always trust His heart.
Now what are you facing and who are you trusting?
Be encouraged. God bless.
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