Thought 287
You’ve always been
told….
I have been told since I was very young that
I am a leader. As I grew older, I heard the same type of thing. The words of
those people have been a blessing to me during some discouraging times. What
have you always been told? Some things
that others tell us are lies and curses, while others are blessings and
truth. First, ask the Holy Spirit to help you determine whether blessings of
curses have been spoken over you. Remember the blessings, and forgive those who
cursed you—pray that they may experience Christ’s love and forgiveness and as
far much as you can, try to share Christ’s love and truth with them if you come
in contact with them.
“But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be
great among you, let him be your minister (servant).”
Matthew 20:26 and Mark 10:43 KJV parenthesis added
That verse that tells us that whoever wants to
be the greatest among men has to be a
servant. Did you catch that? The “greatest leaders” in the world today
often miss it. The way to be a great
leader is to throw away your own pride and embrace humility—begin to serve. True
leadership is humbly following God in whatever and wherever He leads you. Even
if it looks impossible and all your men, friends, family, and colleagues say
that you’re crazy. Jesus’ mission seemed crazy to His own brothers (John 7)!
What God tells me to do
has often made me ‘shake-in-my-boots;’ I am attacked fiercely by the Enemy. But
God allows me to be tempted by the Enemy as a test. By that test God teaches me
something. Unlike earthly tests, this test is all for me, not one ounce of the
test is for God because He already knows all of the results, but nevertheless,
He lets me go through it so that I might see sometime later what He has taught
me.
What are you being called
to do? Be a doctor? A scientist? Entrepreneurship? A Mother instead of just a
Mom? A Father instead of just a Dad? Be
what you were called to be, it may be tough, but GOD IS WITH YOU!
