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Leadership Principles – Part 2

He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Proverbs 13:20

Before you make the decision, be sure you can live with the consequences! Ask yourself, "Do I have what it takes to handle this?" If you can barely cope now, how will you handle more? Check the record; before God builds the ministry He builds the person, because added success brings added pressure. If your success makes you unavailable to God and your family, it is not success, it is failure. Never allow your expectations to exceed your practical potential! Get rid of the myth that you can do anything if you just put your mind to it. Dogs can walk on their hind legs, but it is not their calling. Be honest with yourself. Only do what you do well. "But what about all the other stuff that needs doing?" Learn to delegate, then let the church (or the business) roll on! If the return is not greater than the investment, it is not worth your time! Time is you’re most valuable and limited resource; you do not have any to waste. Wasted time is the leading cause of failure, so get away from people and habits that waste your time. Become more focused and goal-oriented. Live every day as though it were your last - it might be! Survive in order to thrive! Let nothing take you out. The Psalmist said, "weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning" (Psalm 30:5). If you can just survive today, you can thrive tomorrow, and with God on your side, go on to greater things that only with His direct intervention will it succeed.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me bring up more people that you have chosen and gifted to carry out Your will, Your Vision. In Jesus’ Name, Amen