Raising up other leaders starts in the heart.
Many leaders don’t do it – because they don’t want to.
They are more interested in the seating capacity than the sending capacity.
Hero makers want to empower, create space, give away even some of the aspects of leadership that you like – that’s a sacrifice.
Time’s short, eternity is long and hard times come to all. God wants us to wake up to reality, trust His supply and be ‘biblically shrewd’.
Do you want to be less fearful and more generous in a world so economically messed up? Start with asking yourself this question:
God Wants to Work Through You, Not Just For You
We often pray for provision—but what if God wants participation?
No I’m not saying He needs your help. But He wants your involvement. Why? Because faith grows when you move with Him.
Gordon MacDonald says, “I’m of the opinion that busyness is a deeper threat to the soul than pornography ever was.”
Balance, by definition, means finding an equilibrium between competing forces. It assumes life should be a delicate juggling act where everything—work, family, ministry, personal time—exists in perfect harmony.
But life doesn’t work that way – especially if you are carrying a cross (Mark 8:34). Aiming at balance is an impossible standard that leaves you frustrated and exhausted.
Can you think of one person in Scripture who lived a “balanced” life?
“You MUST believe in the power of the message…” CH Spurgeon
‘The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time…’
If you have a mortgage right now, as you live in the property you may think you own a house – but really you don’t. As people who get over their head in debt too often discover, until the final payment is made, it’s the bank that owns the house. If you get together enough money to pay off a loan, you ask for the redemption figure – what’s still owed. Redemption is that final payment.
To grasp the power of the blood, we must first grasp the heart of the One who first shed it to cover the sins of Adam and Eve, then on the cross shed it for us.