Leadership in Context

You can cherish people in your heart and mind and not do a good job of walking it out. It is healthy to think about people who aren’t a part of what you are doing right now, who are really great people that you need to spend time with that are healthy relationships. Don’t live a life where people just pass through. Learn to live outside your circle. Learn to open your heart and cherish people. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

One of the marks of a submissive person is they understand that God is molding them into something bigger than themselves, and He is going to have to fit them into place. The Bible says that God has placed, fitted, grooved, notched every member in the Body as it pleases Him. That means that God has some filing and sanding to do on us. He is going to use the pieces around us to make that happen. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

We need to have the heart of a giver. Giving is one of those spiritual growth things that is continual. As you go through life, giving should be a sport. It should be an engagement. Giving should be something you are looking to improve. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

Listening is really important. Some of my greatest victories were because I listened. Some of my greatest failures were because I didn’t listen (even though sometimes when I didn’t listen, I thought I was listening). Since I’ve become a better listener, I ask better questions. Learn to be a good listener. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

If you are not taking a break, not enjoying the fruit of your labor, always pressing, you are going to see the glass half-empty. When you are not taking a break, you are not operating in faith. When you are not taking a break, you are not taking time to be thankful and show gratitude for what you have accomplished. When you are always being driven, you are training your heart to not be thankful. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

Anger is the manifestation of selfishness. Anger is just a big boy pouting because he didn’t get his own way. When you show anger to people you love, people who are close to you, and you are using intimidating language or posture, what you are doing is being a two-year old who has overgrown your britches. We each have a capacity for love and anger. If you are not loving the right thing, you are going to love the wrong thing. If you aren’t being angry at the right thing, you are going to be angry at the wrong thing. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

Everyone is called. Everyone has a place and position on the wall in the body of Christ. Everyone has a voice to the world. We might have different gifts, but we have the same Lord. We might have a difference of administration but the same spirit. You don’t have to be an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, or teacher to know that you are called. There is a place and a people that you should be connected to.  Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

God hates sin. He hates what destroys us. He hates the consequences of sin. God loves to forgive sin. But sin still has consequences. And as a leader, you have to not just teach about the consequences of sin, but also point it out. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

All great leaders move in faith. All great leaders have vision. All great leaders understand that they have to operate over their heads. You will never be able to call people to do extraordinary things if you only operate ordinarily. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE. 

Circumstances from hell are designed to cause you to lose traction, cause you to stop moving forward. When you are having circumstances stirred up by hell, you have to put those circumstances in a box. The facts might be accurate, but the Truth is that you will arrive at your destination. Show notes (posted every Tuesday) can be found HERE.