Friday, September 28, 2007
Leadership

God spoke to me about leadership through Timothy today. In fact, God has been speaking to me about being a leader on several occasions. I was actually really tired today as I did not have enough sleep the day before. However, God gave me the energy I needed to listen to what He has to say to me. This are the 3 points that God showed me in today's cell time:

1. We are called to be a leader.
- God constantly reminds us that we are called to be leaders. In Matthew 28:18 -20, Jesus says
"...All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."

Jesus is very precise in his words. Every christian is called to be leaders. As leaders for God, our role is to lead the people and train them to be disciple makers so that the people will be able to take our roles and lead others and the generations to come.

God also reminded me that we cannot be a leader for Him without His spirit. The fruit of the spirit as mentioned in Gal 5:22-23, is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Therefore, let us teach our disciples the word of God by the spirit. Live by the spirit!

2. Everyone can be a leader
- Yes, everyone can be a leader. Regardless of your background, God can make you a leader. In fact, he wants us to be leaders as mentioned in Matthew 28:18-20. If we take a close look in Matthew 28:17, it says 'When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.'

Some doubted in Jesus, but what did Jesus do? He did not condemn them by saying ‘You of little faith, why do you doubt me?’ Instead he sends them to disciple the nations. It just shows how much Jesus loves and trusts his disciples even though they doubted him. How much more will God love and trust us to be His leader. Hence, let us be leaders for God by faith.

On a side note, if we were to read further on in the book of Acts, you would see a remarkable change in the behaviour of the 12 disciples. They stood out as bold, confident figures instead of the dull personality they once had. You would be surprise to see that the incredible advance of the early church was led by the 2 disciples with the thickest heads of all, John and Peter. Jesus’ patience in them has indeed been worthwhile.

3. Be prepared as a leader- God reminded me to be prepared in all circumstances, be it being a leader. Today, I was given an opportunity to lead worship but I came unprepared physically as well as mentally. In the midst of leading, I just got lost in the song and I did not grasp hold of the powerful lyrics. I was simply tired but God taught me the meaning of being prepared. There will lots of challenges that I will face in being a leader. God reminded me to be alert always and to come prepared.

Ultimately, sticking to God's WEB requires perseverance, faith and discipline. Would you stick to God's WEB all your life?

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