Follow The Leader (Part 7)

"But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand, since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke, I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you." ~ Proverbs 1:24-26

Proverbs 1:24-26 details the consequences of not heeding God's call on your life. 

Oftentimes, we let fear of stepping out on faith stand in our way. 

But... truth be told, the fear of not doing what God says should scare us even more.

God bless,
J.W.

Follow The Leader (Part 6)

"As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him." ~ Matthew 9:9

Recently, I relocated, along with my family, across the country, to the west coast.

In the process, I'm sure there were some who might have wondered, why? Why move all the way across the country? Why uproot your entire life to move to a new foreign place?

Well, it's simple.

Like Matthew, when God calls, there should be no hesitation. When He tells you to do something, you should respond.

It's just that simple.

More to come.

God bless,
J.W.

Follow The Leader (Part 2)

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." ~ Proverbs 3:5-6

How do we follow the leader, i.e. how do we allow God to make the decisions in our lives, and not we ourselves?

Proverbs 3:5-6 has the answer.

To follow the leader, we must:

1. Trust Him - we must believe that He knows what's best for us (Jeremiah 29:13) and is working all things together for our good (Romans 8:28);
2. Lean not on our own understanding - we must not rely on our own thoughts, feelings, emotions, experiences, etc. They are fleeting, ever-changing, and unreliable;
3. Acknowledge Him - we must ask God to lead our decision-making and acknowledge that He has a better way of doing things than we do;
4. In all of our ways - we must do these three things in everything, no matter how big or how small

If we follow this 4-step process, God has promised to direct our paths.

Seems easy, right?

More to come in the days ahead.

God bless,
J.W.

Servanthood Series - Part II - Who's The Boss?

In order to lead, you first have to be able to learn how to follow.

There are certain things that God wants to teach you as you serve another.

So, while you may not like your boss, while you may think he or she is underqualified or incompetent, God has placed you under that person for a reason.

Accept it and figure out what God is trying to teach you.

It may just be that God is teaching you what not to do when he places you in a position of leadership.

God bless,
J.W.

"Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things." ~ Matthew 25:23

Servanthood Series - Part I

This is the beginning of a five-part series I am doing on servanthood.

Enjoy!

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Do you want to be great?

Do you want to be powerful?

Do you want to lead many?

If so, here’s the sure-fire way to get there.

Be a servant.

Learn how to serve others.

It’s the sure-fire way of becoming great in this world and in the Kingdom of God.

But here’s the catch: servanthood requires humility. It requires esteeming others above yourself.

Are you prepared to humble yourself today?

God bless,
J.W.

“Whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” ~ Mark 10:43-45

Stand Up

"Let the redeemed of the Lord say so..." ~ Psalm 107:2

You were born to be a leader.

You may not be in business.

You may not have fame and fortune, riches and glory.

But God has called you to be a leader.

To be the head and not the tail.

Above and not beneath.

Stand up and accept your role as one of God's leaders today.

God bless,

J.W.