Take Responsibility

Casting Crowns sings the song, "Thrive." "Just to know You and to make You known, we lift Your Name on high. Shine like the sun, make darkness run and hide. We know we were made for so much more than ordinary lives. It's time for us to more than just survive. We were made to thrive!...Joy unspeakable, faith unsinkable, love unstoppable; anything is possible!" God made us to thrive, relying on Him to take care of us!

Keep this thought in mind: "A leader can delegate anything except responsibility." (Maxwell)

2 Chronicles 20:3-4 says, "Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek Him." (NIV)

It is pretty easy to lead when things are going smoothly. However, it is in challenging and hard times, when going through the fire, that the quality of one's leadership comes to light. How do you lead during trials?

Maxwell presents four categories of leadership quality: dropouts, cop-outs, hold-outs, and all-outs. Dropouts fail to take responsibility; they give up. Cop-outs make excuses for their lack of responsibility. Hold-outs wait too long before they take responsibility. But all-outs own their responsibility and take action. (Maxwell)

How would you answer today's question: "What kind of a leader are you?"

I honestly see myself as an all-out leader. I take responsibility for my mistakes and I step up when I need to.

If you find yourself lacking in this matter, pray this prayer: Father, please help me to be an all-out leader guided by You! In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen!

God bless you!