TEXT: PROVERBS 30:27

FACTS FROM THE TEXT:

1. LOCUSTS HAVE NO KING

2. LOCUSTS ALL ADVANCE TOGETHER

3. LOCUSTS MOVE IN RANKS

LEADERSHIP DOESN'T START WHEN OTHERS FOLLOW YOU, IT STARTS WHEN YOU MOTIVATE, DIRECT AND DISCIPLINE YOURSELF.

PERSONAL LEADERSHIP STARTS HERE:

1. BE RULED BY THE SPIRIT (SPIRIT LEADERSHIP)

2. BE RULED BY THE SCRIPTURES

3. BE SELF CONTROLLED

CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONAL LEADERSHIP:

1. ASSUME FULL OWNERSHIP OF YOUR CHOICES

2. ACCEPT  PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS

3. ADOPT VALUES AND PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE YOUR LIFE

YOU ONLY QUALIFY TO LEAD OTHERS WHEN YOU ARE ABLE TO LEAD YOURSELF -

PROVERBS 16:32; 25:28 

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO RULE OVER YOUR SPIRIT?

1. YOUR CONSCIENCE

2. YOUR DEVOTION

3. YOUR BELIEFS

4. YOUR DESIRES

EVERY LEADER MUST HAVE CONTROL OF THESE 4 THINGS - CONSCIENCE, DEVOTION, BELIEFS, AND DESIRES.