Follow the Leader

 

 

Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

John 12:26

When you were little, did you ever play, Follow the Leader?
When you play follow the leader, you have to mimic the movements and the steps of the one who is in the front of the line. Sometimes you might have to do some crazy things, but in order to stay in the game - you must follow.

Who is a leader in your life?
Is your leader a helper - a guide - a teacher?
A true leader leads by example and through influence - not through demands.
Each of us has the perfect example of a leader to emulate and to follow:
God - Our Father.
 

God wants to be our helper.

He is our true teacher.

He wants to be the guiding force in our lives.

He is our leader. 

And He will use a variety of measures to reach us.

 

With Adam, He created Eve - Man's Helpmate.

With King David He sent Nathan - a King's conscience.

With Mary - He sent an Angel to deliver the Good News of the coming Messiah.

With Isaiah - He brought the prophet to His throne room to deliver His message.

 

God wants us to listen to His voice.

He wants us to wait upon His direction.

He wants us to follow His plan.

He wants to lead - we are to follow.

 

He never intended for us to be lone rangers. He has given us a pattern to follow - true leadership that inspires. He has given us countless additional leaders to reach out to for support, guidance and accountability. And He wants each of us to offer the same kind of leadership in support, guidance and accountability to His other children.

 

He loves you.

He wants you to have a life that is abundant.

He wants you to share the love He has for you with others.

That sharing of love - living in commune with others - has always been a part of His plan.

 

We were intended to be partners with each other and followers of the one God, Our Father.

 

He is the best leader to follow.

He knows all the right moves.

 

Scriptures

Psalm 81:13-16

 

 Quote

“God created the law of free will, and God created the law of cause and effect. And he himself will not violate the law. We need to be thinking less in terms of what God did and more in terms of whether or not we are following those laws.”

Marianne Williamson



The I in We....

What are you going to do today?

I am guessing you would answer that question something like this…


“Well, I’m going to eat breakfast, brush my teeth and then go to school (work). I will talk to my friends, learn something new and then come home. Tonight I will check my email, watch some TV, eat dinner and go to bed.” And get up and do it all again tomorrow.

How would your day differ if you went from and “I” to a “We”?

What would happen in your day if you went from “I am going to…” to “God, what are we going to do today?

Everyday we have the opportunity to invite God into every aspect of our lives – even the mundane and the seemingly trivial. God wants to be your Leader – to be your Captain. We are called to be His followers.

During this year’s World Series, there was a bit of miscommunication between the Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Bull Pen. He called down and asked for two specific pitchers to warm up, but the Bull Pen Coach only heard one name. Then an inning later, the Manager called to the Bull Pen Coach again and asked for a specific pitcher to warm up, but the Coach misunderstood and had a different pitcher warm up. The wrong pitcher went to the mound for the change in pitchers and the Manager had to come out onto the field, after only one batter, to dismiss the pitcher and bring in the original pitcher he wanted from the very first phone call.

This confusion of miscommunication played out on national television, during one of the most important games of the year, because the Bull Pen Coach wasn’t listening intently to his Manager. He simply wasn’t connected with his leader. The same thing can happen to each of us if we do not ask God to be our Leader in every situation. We can have trouble hearing Him clearly when we only ask Him in during big moments, because we are out of practice hearing His voice. However, if we seek God as our Leader in the tiny things – even going to school and eating dinner – we will be clear as to what His direction is during the big events of life.

So today, when you think, “What am I going to do today?”…why not ask, “What are we going to do?”

Imagine what could happen if you let the Great I AM be the "I" in your "We".

Scripture

Luke 5:27-28

Quote of the Day

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Question of the Day

What is your favorite baseball team?

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