Title – Living and Leading
from a Position of Strength!
We are given the lives we have by God. Our physical attributes, mental
potential, natural skills and abilities, culture, heritage, and social birth
status are all beyond our control. I have challenged us to learn to embrace our
individuality and not live our lives wishing and desiring to be someone other
than who we are. Always wanting to be someone else wastes our lives and abilities
and we never fulfill our purpose. As a result we live from a position of excess
rather than strength.
A position of excess gets
what you can for the moment, no matter whether or not you have the ability to possess
a particular position or not we live in waste, want, lust and
covetousness. This is a main reason the bible warns of wealth gained not
earned, and warns of leadership positions given to novices.
Though the thoughts above
are facts and many things about ourselves we can’t change and we must learn the
element of contentment, we still must maximize the potential for our lives. It
is interesting so many of us never truly reach our potential in life naturally
and spiritually. We must take steps
in our lives that would maximize the potential in our lives.
Educational and training opportunities
Exercise and sports participation
Exposure to Arts, literature, diverse cultures and travel
etc…
Experiences… food, adventures, events, and entertainment
We do this by seeking
after and seizing the opportunities placed in front of us…
Spiritual Training and Growth!
In my opinion the most important area of growth for our lives is spiritual
growth. For so long we have only gone to church or practiced religion from the
aspect of excess and immaturity. We fight and struggle amongst ourselves and
rather than truly growing we spend the most of our lives in spiritual
immaturity and vulnerability.