HOW TO BE THE LEADER PEOPLE WANT TO FOLLOW 1

From the desk of Pastor Tunde Daniels

Monday 12th October 2015

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

"He gave constant encouragement"(Acts 20:2TM)

HOW TO BE THE  LEADER PEOPLE WANT TO FOLLOW 1

Dr Jonn Maxwell said 'everything rises or falls on leadership. At every level we need good leaders. A good leader has two important characteristics: he or she know where they are going and can show others the value ot going with them. There are talented people who will never be good leaders because they are more interested in themselves than in those they lead. However, after they have gone through the school of hard knoecks they become sentive to the need of others. But effective leaders don't wait for that to happen. They realize that ideas are a dime a dozen but the people who implement are priceless. Legendary football coach bear bryant used to say. 'I'am just a plow hand...but I've learned to hold a team together, how to lift some men up, how to calm others down, until..they've got one heartbeat. There are just three things I say: 'i6 somethings goes bad, I did it; if it goes semi-good, we did it; if it goes really good, you did it!'

If you aspire to lead others, consider this, exemplary leader are approachable; they don't get touchy and fly off the handle,they never let minor problems poison their outlook; they sandwich every slice of critism between two layers of praise. As a leader keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others. There are people who knocks the heart out of you and there people who pull it back in. Encouraging others simply means giving them a 'courage transfusion' Paul called the disciples together and gave them constant encouragement. Lifting their spirit...charging them with fresh hopes' that's good and exemplary leadership! That's how to be the leader others want to follow. So do you have what takes to lead?

Prayer Point

Father, thank you for making a leader. I receive grace and wisdom to be effective in my leadership role in Jesus name.

Daily Bible Reading

Jer. 16_17; Col.4:2-18; Psalm118:17-29)