Wisdom in Leading

You have to want to step into a leadership position not because of what God can do for you, but because of what you can do for God. Being an effective leader requires discipline because you now have people looking up to you. When you lead people where are you leading them to and who is your leader? I see and learn many things from the people who are and have been leaders in my life. Some of the things that I have learned have been positive and other things have been negative. Be an inspiration who lives in right standing before God. You cannot be trusted if you do not practice what you preach. You cannot tell me to be faithful in a marriage if you are a cheater. You cannot tell me to treat people with respect when you as a leader curse every time you turn around. As a leader, you have to live a life that shows the fact that God is watching you and you understand that He is your boss. Yes, we have bosses on our jobs, but the position of leadership under Christ creates a standard that says that we work as unto Christ.

The leaders in my work place teach me that I never want to treat people the way that I have been treated, to guard my professionalism and to use wisdom. My spiritual leaders teach me to seek God above all things, trust Him and He will direct my paths, never be to busy to hear from God, Love His people, be submitted to Him, spend time with Him and follow Gods directions because He will always be watching. As leaders, shouldn’t we stand before God with fear and trembling? Shouldn’t God always hear our voice? There should not be a day that we don’t go into the office of the Lord and receive something from Him weather that be directions for the assignment, encouragement, wisdom, or even just His presence. There is peace is God’s presence even when there is not peace in the position that He sees fit to give you.

When God places you into a position, be mindful that you now represent Him. To be honest there are times that I see people do things and reason within myself weather I should do the same actions. The people that God is allowing you to lead actually will be following in your footsteps. You have to teach them to do things the righteous way and you have to teach them to seek God. You can actually teach people by not saying a word at all because they are looking at your life style. What does your life say about you? Do you worship, do you repent, and do you love as God loves?

In the story of Exodus, Moses loved the people that God gave him. He was ok with perishing for their sake (Exodus 32: 31-32). He loved the Lord and he stayed before God’s face. Moses understood that he was a leader, but He was not God. He understood that he needed to be refreshed and led himself. Moses was not afraid to step away from the people to spend time with God. God gave Moses strength, he did not receive strength from the power of having a leadership position. Moses did not use his position to mistreat people. In one instance God got so mad at Israel that Moses pleaded for their sake and reminded the Lord that his holy name was on the line (Numbers 14:11-19). God told Moses that he would create a great people through him, but Moses loved the people that God gave him and wanted to see them succeed. Moses did not allow pride or greed to get in the way of the good of God’s promise or the welfare of the people. Moses did not merely agree with God and say yes, these people are terrible. We have to pray for, desire, and have the heart of God which is love and mercy. We have to forgive people and know that he has our back if he sent us. Being a leader is not easy, but that is what your personal relationship with God is for.

Look at your life and ask God if He has set you in a position to lead in some way. You may be sent to lead your boss or your co-workers to the Lord. Even if you don’t have the title, you still have someone somewhere that is looking at your life and your reactions. Does your life say God led or flesh led?

Lord I pray to make everything that is going on around me small compared to what spending time with you means. Lord I pray to humble myself before you. I pray to be a child who continuously seeks your face because of who you are. I pray that you will examine my life and take those things and people out that distract me from you. I pray for a true relationship and not minute prayers, Lord you know the areas that I struggle in and spending time with you is one of them. I no longer want to pray empty prayers. I pray to desire you’re will and your purposes above my own. Lord bless your people. Cover them and give them the heart to want to be seekers of your face. Yes they are hurting, but despite the situation give them the blessing of knowing who you really are. I pray that we all will desire to sit in your face and admire you. I pray for discipline and to be focused. In Jesus name.

Memory Verses: “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time” (1 Peter 5:6).

“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up” (James 4:10).

Note: The picture above shows where true leadership really begins. It begins on your face in the presence of the Lord.

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