The scripture that explains this best, Mark 10:31 from the Message...
And then the bonus of eternal life! This is once again the Great Reversal: Many who are first will end up last, and the last first."
Many new leaders think of leadership as being in charge. They fail to realize the difference between being the boss and being the leader. Having a title does not necessarily make you a leader. True leadership is earned over time, not bestowed upon us with a title.
In my opinion being a servant leader is the best way to lead. How do you accomplish this?
From a Christian viewpoint an easy to remember and simple to use three step process sums it up. This process is The JOY Principle.
1. Jesus- He comes first (Deuter. 5:7)
2. Others- Placing other's needs after Jesus and before ourselves (1 Cor. 12:28, Eph. 4:29)
3.Yourself- Our needs come last. (Rom. 12:3, 1 Tim. 4:15)
We'll cover the process in more detail on the next post, until then God Bless!
Where do you get all the scriptures you use. They are so specific to your point. Do you write after the scriptures, or place them in after you write? Thanks pops. Love you..
ReplyDeleteIt is a combination of both. When I get inspired by a scripture; I use it as the foundation. When I have a random thought to write about; I search for a scripture to verify my thoughts.
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Faith comes by hearing the word of God. Through you teachings I have learned to put God word into my daily activities and practice the word on a continual basis. We all need to reminded how to live life and you most certainly have a way of using God's scripture and allowing us your readers to apply it to our everyday circumstances. Thank you
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You are Welcome! I have learned most of this from you, by the way.
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we must be very careful in servant leadership not to sacrifice our first priority...our spouse and family. many times we can get caught up in the "ministry trap" and meet everyone else's needs and neglect the needs of the family. they should always be the first one's we serve before serving ourselves or anyone else.
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Great point Michele, we must have our priorities in the proper order. There are times when taking of ourselves is number one
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