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De-leader-ising yourself

This topic has been coming back to me quite often recently and have been sharing it to quite a few people about this concept. I hope it will bless you.

Before i dive into the topic, let me talk about a marriage 1st.

Before the birth of a child, the couple often had all the attention to each other. The topic they talk about often revolve around where to go for the next date or vacation. Their love was poured out to each other.

However, things start to change with the arrival of their 1st child, then their 2nd and their 3rd. The topic they talk about start to revolve around their child's education, needs and their love was poured out to the child. Sometimes it brought them closer together but not always. The marriage was no longer the kind of fervent love that they once for one another.

Sometimes this reflects the story of our spiritual life. When we 1st received Christ, it was between us. When we pray, it was for us to grow in God, to love him more, to get to know him more. Our attention was fixed on one another.

However, things start to change when we start to take lead in our groups. When together with Christ, there are fruits in your life. Whenever you and God talk, it will always gear up praying for your people. when you pray for gifting, it'll be for leadership. When you hear certain sermon points, you'll be thinking of your people, praying that they catch that part and they respond. When you worship God, it'll be about leadership as well.

It is not wrong to have burden for your group or the fruits as a result of your relationship with Christ as much as it is not wrong for the parents to love their children. However, sometimes it will be good to de-leader-ise ourselves. Go back to the starting point of your faith, go back to your 1st love once again. Stop thinking about your people for one moment and just learn to love God once again. Never gauge how much you love God with how well you lead or how well your group is doing.

Your ministry should always be a result of your journey with God. The starting point should never have been ministry. It is not wrong to have burden for your people but do remember to walk with God yourself as well. As Paul puts it, don't run in a way such that you yourself will be disqualified from the race.

That's all! see ya!

Regards,

Jie Hui

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Sunday, August 10, 2008