Proverbs 21:1 (MSG) Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God; He directs it to whatever ends he chooses.
What do successful businessmen like Ken Blanchard, Jim Amos (President of Mail Boxes, Etc.,), John Couch (one of the early VPs at Apple Computer) and Senator Bill Armstrong (former entrepreneur), just to name a few, have in common?
Read their stories and discover that each learned from mistakes - a mistake with the most impact was their pride that made them independent of God. Pride produced results they each did not like. They changed what how they thought and what they did to produce different results.
That journey of change began at the door of self. Denying self and following Christ changed their perspective and their life results. Personal humility grew them and their businesses.
It is our responsibility to plan, vision, propose, motive, implement, control, manage and lead; however, all this is done from an internal understanding that we are but a “channel of water controlled by God.” It is God who must be our strength. It is in Him we must trust. We are not sovereign: Only God is.
Who do you really trust to guide your life?
Copyright © 2009 by P. Griffith Lindell
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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Big Amen on this!! This is perfect for all-but really awesome for my brother and what he was asking about the other day...we aren't to be proud or full of anger and spite toward others-especially if you are looking for a business to succeed...God will hold back place a pause on all His amazing plans until we learn to be humble and walk with Him-giving control to Him! I learned that outside of the workforce with my health. We are to trust no one more than Jesus-and He will always provide and have answers-we just need to walk tightly-pray-patiently wait for His plan to unfold! When it does, as we humbly walk with Him...we will then really see the awesome Glory He brings-then-and every day to come!
In His Love,
Hetty
1 Peter 5: 6
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and in His good time He will honor you.
Absolutely, Hetty! You hit the nail on the head - HE left us the Holy Spirit to guide us into all Truth - himself.
Daily ask God for wisdom and be prepared to do the work. He made us able...we have to make ourselves willing.
Thanks for the invitation to comment,
Tony
Visited to get may weekly attitude adjustment! Wow! You always give more than I expect. If I worked as hard on my relationship with God as I do with my business I'd have no problems at all! Going to remind myself of that many times this week.Thank you!
Pro Life Musician (Tony) and ONLINeBooks - Thanks for commenting.
Yes, Tony, that willing part is where the battle is! And ONLINe...keeping the focus on eternal relationships is it's own battle - part of what Tony talks about being willing and what you affirm about committing to attitude adjustments.
HE provides us the tools we need for battle and focus - we have to be willing to appropriate them.
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