Fw: A True Leader Stays On Course

Team:

Today in the One Year Playbook we learn that Nehemiah stayed with the game plan. Great Leaders Stick With The Game Plan.

Great Leaders Stay On Course.

"I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?" 4 Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave them the same answer. Nehemiah 6:3-4

Many times the enemy will try to get us sidetracked. Sometimes it's when we are down and sometimes it's when we have a lot of success. Nehemiah shows great Leadership here by staying on course.

The Playbook tells us to let our Yes be Yes and our No be No. Matthew 5:37

When we waffle back and forth in the gray zone we get sidetracked. The enemy wants us to hassle over decisions and get confused and frustrated.

Sometimes it's the "little" things that get us sidetracked.

Great Leaders Make Decisions And Execute.

Great Leaders are so Prepared they Just Go!

Nehemiah made the decision to remain focused on his goal and execute.

Nehemiah said,

"The show must go on"

The enemy then tried to make up false rumors to frighten the people so they would stop working. Nehemiah quickly responded and said the rumors were false.

Nehemiah finally was able to shut the gate from the enemy. As a result all the surrounding nations were frightened. They knew God was doing a great work.

Friends, the enemy knows you are doing a Great work for God in your own area of influence. Satan wants to derail it.

Just like with Nehemiah, Satan wants to have a meeting with us and work something out. Nehemiah said, "no way." And we need say, "no way."

"PRIORITIES ARE NON NEGOTIABLE!

Nehemiah was busy about God's work. When we are busy about God's work we don't have time to negotiate and compromise with the enemy.

As students God has called you to a great work. Maybe you started a campus Bible Study. Maybe there is opposition and frustrations that try to derail you.

"PRIORITIES ARE NON NEGOTIABLE!

Great Leaders Stay On Course.

"A True Leader will not desert his or her post, but a hireling flees when the going is tough." (Prov. 28:1)

Just Go!

Rick

Aug 13 Readings - NEHEMIAH 5:14-7:73 | 1 CORINTHIANS 8:1-13 | PSALM 33:1-11 | PROVERBS 21:8-10