The first question I talked about yesterday was, “Do I want the ball?” Today we will deal with…
#2 - Can I Deliver A Hit?
One of the MOST ENJOYABLE aspects of playing rugby was hitting people—that was FUN!!! :-) One of the ways to EARN respect on the rugby field is hit early…hit hard and hit often. There isn’t really a lot of time to try and make nice with everyone…the game is intense and requires intense play!
The same is true in leadership…a godly/wise leader knows when to deliver a hit.
One of the toughest things about leadership is…it requires courage…courage to make tough decisions…courage to have HARD face to face conversations…and courage to let people who do not buy into the vision leave…and take their money with them!
You’ve GOT to be willing to stand up as a leader with conviction and passion that the LORD puts in your heart and cast a compelling vision…and when people come against what you clearly know God has placed in your heart—you’ve got to deliver a hit.
I ALWAYS tell church planters that they will be tested within the first year or so of their church plant…probably from a person who has a lot of $$$ and doesn’t like the direction of the church…and will threaten to leave and pull his funding if things do not change…that person needs to be HIT with the truth…and then released to go and try to control some other co-dependent church!
One of the biggest problems I think the church in America has is “leaders” who are more concerned about their paycheck than obedience…thus backing off who God has called them to be and what He has called them to do.
Leaders have to be able to lower the boom from time to time.
NOW…what I do NOT mean is…
DO NOT yell at your church because two or three bloggers said bad things about you.
DO NOT think that four or five people complaining about a situation means than everyone is against you.
What I am saying is that when you know God has placed a fire inside of you…you’ve got to be willing to fight for it.
Are you willing to deliver a hit? Do you believe in the vision enough to offend those who don’t buy in to what the Lord has commanded you to do?
If you aren’t willing to fight for your vision…then you have no vision…all you have is a daydream that you are begging God to make come true.
BUT…a leader will fight and deliver hits for his/her vision…what about you?