Governing God's Way with Dorothy Burton

10 minutes. A leader that God honors and blesses. HINT: What we're seeing today on the public stage is far from it. It's why many feel the need to compromise and give in to what they know is wrong to stay in right with the right people. Don't pattern yourself after a party or lose who you are to follow and pattern yourself after a person if they are not following and patterning themselves after Christ. ONLY what we do for Him, not them, will have lasting value and increase the value of our leadership. Leaders of impact are leaders of value. Be a leader who adds value. This episode tells you how.

Some things some people want to do, but won't because of your presence. That is exactly why God has placed you there!

 Resist the pressure to fit in to be in.

A WORD FOR THE TIMES WE'RE IN... Welcome to Season 3! -- "Keep Your Eye On the Coach, Not the Scoreboard" The GOAT ("God Over All Things") is in control!A great coach never coaches to the scoreboard even when it looks as though his or her team may lose. God is the ultimate coach with all wins and no losses. Where Israel is today, Israel has been before. Perhaps where you find yourself today, you've been before. Convinced there is no way out. Convinced you will never again prosper. Convinced that your better days are behind you. We must keep our eyes on the GOAT - "God Over All Things." He wrote the playbook and even knows the playbook of every opponent. All we need do is study the Playbook and keep our eyes on the GOAT - the Coach. Not the Scoreboard. May peace be yours this week.

You sense God has given you the answer you've prayed for but you are afraid to act on it. He is telling you today what He told Moses in the wilderness, "Go forward!"

If you wait until you have "enough" you will never have "enough." God has already provided everything you need to do the work He has given you to do. You really do have enough!

Stop looking to people for validation because elevation comes only from God.

Challenge that giant everyone says can't be defeated. Run for that office. Go for that promotion. Do what others say is impossible. God has equipped you for YOUR path. Don't live to regret not having taken it.

Hell-raising it seems is the order of the day today. This isn't new. Hell-raisers joined in with the Hebrews in their trek across the wilderness -- and it cost them dearly. Be careful how you join in with people today who always have an ax to grind or feel the need to raise hell. It can cost you dearly.

When you stand on truth and do what is right, based upon truth, there will always be those who don't like you. Don't base your worth or the worth of your work on the temporary likes of temporary people. Keep doing you.