LEADING BY EXAMPLE [DEVOTION] - 3 July 2009
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Leading by Example
"Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers----not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock" (1 Peter 5:2-3, NIV).
General Eisenhower would demonstrate the art of leadership with a piece of string. He'd put it on a table and say: "PULL it and it will follow wherever you wish. PUSH it and it will go nowhere at all. It's just that way when it comes to leading people. They need to follow a person who is leading by example."People who lord it over others are control freaks. They are insecure people who only feel secure when they are controlling others--or think they are. And whether they are seeking to lead a church, a class, a team, their family, or just one other person, they are not being effective leaders but pushers. Secure people will want to avoid this type of person. The only way to be an effective leader is to be a "puller." That is, to lead by example.
Suggested prayer: "Dear God, please help me to be a true follower of Jesus and to lead others to you by example; that is, by modelling the person you want me to be, so that others seeing my life will also want to be a follower of Jesus. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen."
From "Daily Encounter" by Dick Innes at http://www.actsweb.org
Living Fully
Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.
You can't change the past, but you can ruin thepresent by worrying over the future.
Love ... and you will be loved.
All people smile in the same language.
A hug is a great gift, one size fits all. It can be given for any occasion and it's easy to exchange.
Everyone needs to be loved, especially when they do not deserve it.
The real measure of a man's wealth is what he has invested in eternity.
Laughter is liquid sunshine.
Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.
It's important for parents to live the same things they teach.
If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.
Happy memories never wear out. Relive them as often as you want.
Home is the place where we grumble the most, but are often treated the best.
The choice you make today will usually affect tomorrow.
Take time to laugh for it is the music of the soul.
If anyone speaks badly of you, live so no one will believe it.
Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
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