Leadership Training: Phase 1

Leadership Training: Phase 1

The only way God is going to honor your leadership is when you have done three things : 

1 honor him with your life (bearing your cross and following Jesus) 

2. Served another Godly leader with sincere commitment & allowed god to train you through that leader

3. Show love for his people to the point that you will fight for them, even putting your life at risk.  

      Jesus taught very extensively about servant leadership and commitment. he said in Mt 20:27-28 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.  if we desire leadership we should desire to serve. This is one of the most commonly misunderstood truth about leadership. Some people seek the authority, the power the image and yet they have not come up in the ranks of service. They have not qualified themselves by serving others. 

      The best way to learn to lead is first to learn to serve. God will not honor you if you refuse to do it this way. Without following this procedure you will end up being abusive and eventually corrupt. But when you have been in the shoes of those you lead, it will give you a broader view, a greater compassion and a sincere love for the people. While you are in this training phase, you will be tested and reviewed by god. God is going to test your heart. 

      Is there pride, do you complain when given orders? Do you respect leaders? can you take correction? Will you rebel and leave or try to over turn the leadership? these are all the thing that god will test you in. if you fail any of these test, you will be sent back into training until you past the test. 

      Imagine for a moment, what if you hired a baby sitter and immediately on the first you gave her instructions she only followed two of the six instructions you gave her. And when you confronted her, she argued with you, made excuses and then demanded that you pay her in full just because she the two things on the list. She jeopardized your child's life, left you child hungry and neglected your child so that she can meet her own selfish agenda and for her own convenience and comfort. 

      What would you do in this situation? Do you think God is any less wise than you? Why would God appoint a leader over his people who is selfish, greedy and self centered. Why would God anoint someone to lead and they don't know nothing about leadership because they were never trained?

 

Mt 10:40-42 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold [water] only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.