What If God Gave Up? – A Call to Spiritual Leadership
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9 New International Version (NIV)
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.
Colossians 3:23 (NIV)
Whoever wants to be great must be a servant.
Matthew 20:26 (NIV)
The Lord does not faint or grow weary.
Isaiah 40:28 (NIV)
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
God has never asked you to be enough.
God asked you to be faithful
They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.
Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
LOVE:
Jesus replied:
“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it:
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Matthew 22:37–39 (NIV)
EXAMPLE:
Follow my example,
as I follow the example of Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:1 (NIV)
ACCOUNTABILITY:
Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
Hebrews 13:17 (NIV)
DISCERNMENT:
If any of you lacks wisdom,
you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
James 1:5 (NIV)
ENDURANCE:
Let us not become weary
in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest
if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
RELIANCE:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5–6 (NIV)
Spiritual leadership is something that God has placed in all of us.
God’s Faithfulness Fuels Our Faithfulness
Spiritual Leadership Is a Calling Placed in Every Believer
You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:14–16 (NIV)
True Leadership Is Formed Through Surrender, Not Strength
God has never given up on you!
You are the light of the world!
He trusts you with this assignment. He trusts you with influence. He trusts you with people. He trusts you with purpose.