Phil Wickham sings, "Safe." "You will be safe in His arms! You will be safe in His arms! 'Cause the hands that hold the world are holding your heart. This is the promise He made: He will be with you always! When everything is falling apart, you will be safe in His arms!" No matter what you are going through, if you have put your faith and trust in Jesus, then rest assured: He is holding you in His arms! There is no safer place to be!
Proverbs 19:29 says, "A servant cannot be corrected by mere words; though he understands, he will not respond." (NIV)
The basic message that Maxwell presented for today is that you have to build a relationship and model trustworthy behavior before someone will trust you. That concept even transfers into leadership. You must put into action what you are asking of your followers before they will move forward with your direction. You have to lead by example. If you are unwilling to do something, than you cannot realistically expect your followers to do it.
Maxwell asks, "Do you rely on your actions or your words more to model the way?"
For me, it seems situational. However, I do lead by example. When I was President of Phi Theta Kappa, there was a time where we really needed points to beat other clubs for Club of the Year. We did activities every weekday for about a month straight. And I did not just let the other officers and members do all the work. I did what I could when I could, and I worked virtually every day during that period to help earn us points. And it paid off. We won Club of the Year, along with an extra $1,500 of funding from Student Life.
Whether you struggle in this area or not, pray this prayer: "Father, please help me to practice what I preach and to lead by example. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen!"
God bless you!
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