Are You a Stephen? (3) Wednesday, 16 July 2014 01:06 Choose...men...full of...wisdom. Acts 6:3 NIV Another leadership qualification Stephen possessed was: wisdom. Seek out...men ...full of...wisdom. (Acts 6:3 NKJV) Charles Spurgeon said, Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. You can have a head full of knowledge, but if you dont have the wisdom to use it properly, you cant lead people. Just as a stream rises no higher than its source, an organisation can rise no higher than its leadership. Dr John Maxwell refers to this as the Law of the Lid. In his book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, he writes: Leadership ability is the lid that determines a persons level of effectiveness. The lower an individuals ability to lead, the lower the lid on his potential. The higher their leadership, the greater their effectiveness. To give you an example, if your leadership scores an eight, then your effectiveness can never be greater than a seven. If your leadership is only a four, then your effectiveness will be no higher than a three. Your leadership ability - for better or for worse - always determines your effectiveness and the potential impact of your organisation. Paul told Timothy, ...Give attendance to reading... (1 Timothy 4:13 NKJV) Someone who wont read is more to be pitied than someone who cant read. The difference in what you are right now and what youll be 25 years from now will always be in direct proportion to your reading habits, the relationships you cultivate and the time you spend with God. Obviously Stephen was the right choice. Then the word of God spread and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. (Acts 6:7 NKJV) SoulFood: 2 Sam 12:1-14:20, Lk 6:27-42, Ps 118:10-18, Prov 18:7-9 The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright 2014
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:50:13 +0000
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