Number three kind of goes hand in hand with the second question in yesterday’s post…
#3 - Are you willing to make uncomfortable decisions?
One of the things I have discovered in leadership is that LOTS of people can identify the problem, talk about it, discuss it, pray about it…HOWEVER, there are VERY FEW PEOPLE who are usually willing to actually DO SOMETHING about the problem…
...BECAUSE…stepping up and being the leader OFTEN means we are willing to embrace the fact that God is going to require us to embrace uncomfortable situations.
This question really stood out to me the other day when I read Joshua 5:1-3. Let me ask you a question…do you REALLY think the guys were excited when Joshua dropped this bit of information on them? Do you think THIS was the picture of leadership Joshua had always dreamed of?
NOPE…but, Joshua clearly heard from God, was willing to be unpopular…and God honored his obedience.
One of the WORSE things we could ever embrace is a passion for being comfortable in leadership. Leaders make tough calls…period.
#4 - Are you pursuing God’s heart?
One of the things I’ve been asking of God lately is that He would allow the things that bother Him to bother me.
WARNING…do NOT pray that unless you are SERIOUS. He’s messing me up right now…and revealing Himself to me in ways that are absolutely blowing my mind.
I cannot be a good leader of others unless I am a passionte follower of Jesus…and to REALLY pursue Him means that I am begging Him for HIS agenda rather than trying to convince Him to buy into mine.
NewSpring is HIS church…not mine. I am a steward, NOT an owner. The church is HIS Bride…not mine. And the things that keep me up at night with worry…if I will just make it my passion to seek Him I will begin to understand that HE’S GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT…HE’S NEVER WORRIED ABOUT NEWSPRING, so neither should I!
This peace ONLY comes as a result of seeking His heart.