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What is in your hand? Ability? A fine mind? Power to influence people? Eloquence? Personality? Talent? Throw it down—there might be a snake in it! Regardless of our personal talents and abilities, God is committed to character, not talent. He wants us to be totally dependent on Him. What is in your hand? Let God have it. There could be a little sin left in it. A little serpent life might be there that you don't even know about.
We must take our gifts—whatever they may be—and cast them at the feet of Jesus. Let Him take the serpent—the flesh—out of them and give them back to us. Then they become the power of God in our lives. Where leadership is concerned, that even includes the "approval" of the people you lead. Leadership can be lonely at times, and misunderstanding seems to be part of the leadership package. Even Jesus had to live with misunderstanding throughout His earthly ministry, and after all, He was perfect. The rest of us should expect to run into some problems that call for even more relinquishment along the way.
Moses didn't fit the stereotype of a great leader. His first attempt to help his people led to murder, rejection by the Hebrews, and a frantic flight into the wilderness. To say he was totally misunderstood might be an understatement. The misunderstanding became stronger the longer the Israelites marched through the wilderness
Finally, a Levite leader named Korah rose up with 250 top leaders and publicly challenged Moses' leadership. Moses fell to the ground and humbly buried his face in the sand, and God showed up righteous anger and instantly buried Korah and his cohorts in the sand. Those men didn't understand that Moses' power came from his relinquishment of everything to the Lord. (See Numbers 16.) Moses also knew what it was like to have his own family misunderstand him. Miriam and Aaron, his older sister and brother, even tried to usurp his authority one time, but once again God stepped in and settled the matter. (See Numbers 12.) Sometimes those closest to you— your own family—will be the ones who misunderstand.
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Why did Jesse bring all his sons except David when the prophet invited him to a sacrifice with his sons? (See 1 Samuel 16: 11.) David wrote, "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me" (Ps. 51:5 NKJV). It is interesting that this is the only mention of David's mother in the Bible, other than when he asked the King of Moab for asylum for his "father and mother" (1 Sam. 22:3 NKJV).
Have you ever wondered if David was an illegitimate child? Perhaps his father did not consider him to be one of his true sons. It is just a thought, but if it is true, then it only reinforces the power of relinquishment. This is the power that helped David leave his history in his past! God has been known to take the downcast and illegitimate and make them legitimate!
God saw past the surface and peered into David's heart. When young David told King Saul he would go out to meet Goliath in battle, he didn't brag, "Watch how good my aim is!" He didn't even mention the slingshot and the five smooth stones or the fact that he had just enough "ammunition" for Goliath. He just said, "The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine" (1 Sam. 17:37a).
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"Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded Gothe rock. Now everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall." (Matthew 7:24-27)
The above text presents every person in one of two classes: wise or foolish builders. In it, Jesus is encouraging those who had heard His teachings in the Sermon on the Mount to apply them in their lives -- not to be "forgetful hearers" (Jas. 1:22).
Each of us is to be involved in that building process by applying the principles of Scripture to our thoughts and conduct, conforming to the will of God in all things -- even "bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ" (2 Cor. 10:5). This process is described in Romans 12:1-2, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." The renewed mind one is to have is "the mind of Christ" (Phil. 2:5) which is revealed in the New Testament Scriptures (Heb. 1:1-2). When one allows the gospel to mold and renew his mind, a transformation occurs. He begins to take on the qualities of character that it sets forth that children of God should have. Every Christian must build such a character (2 Pet. 3:18).
We are not speaking of one's reputation. Reputation is what others think you are but character is the person you really are.
There are many standards people in the world use to develop and build character but for the Christian the only correct standard is that which is revealed in the inspired word of God.
Jesus: Our Perfect Standard.
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Thanks for sharing this wounderful sermon with the parishioners of the church.
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Where leadership is concerned, that even includes the "approval" of the people you lead. Leadership can be lonely at times, and misunderstanding seems to be part of the leadership package. Even Jesus had to live with misunderstanding throughout His earthly ministry, and after all, He was perfect.
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This process is described in Romans 12:1-2, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
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Character is everything. The gift in a man will take him to palace but it is the character that will sustain him to remain in the palace.
We need to develop godly character in every aspect of our lives
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The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, not coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.
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The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, not coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.
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God does not look at physical attributes before choosing a person to work for him, David was the least in his family but he was chosen Moses was a stammerer but God chose him, this goes on to show that the wisdom of man is like foolishness unto God, God is God and he's not a man
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If you don't have hope, you don't have anything. Faith believes, but hope expects. A person who lives by confidence in God alone and looks to God alone has Christian character.
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Our Heavenly Father is 'omniknowest', he sees the depths of our heart and loves us the same.
David was a man after GOD'S own heart despite his shortcomings.
He understood the Art of worship.H e was also a man of good and noble character.
Thank you for sharing.
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exactly, God forges our characters, to be able to mold them thanks sister
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A true leader is someone that stays calm during a crisis, and stays laser-focused on their final goal.
The skills that it always takes to be a good leader is the great communication, respect, passion, quick on their feet, and coach.
Leadership as we know is something that is continuously developed over time, through mentoring and staying curious. The best leaders are always and always learning and are hungry to be the best they can be for their employees and followers.
They realize that they have many people relying on them you know, and they need to be there for them.
It’s a tough job that requires balancing the various personality styles,and conflicts at work, and interests of everyone that they work with.
Thanks for posting this.
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Now, whatever your talent or skill may be, guess what? God’s behind it! But He didn’t bless any of us with a talent or skill simply so we could look fine or earn lots of money
God wants us to steward those gifts for Him! Maybe you thought stewardship was just for your money. Well, yes, that’s a big part of it. But it’s so much bigger than that you know? . Stewardship is about everything in our lives—and that definitely includes our talents.
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Ones Character has a long way to go in life. The way people treats you depends on your character.
God is the Giver of Talents and it takes a man of Good Character to make great use of the talent God has given to him/her.
Thanks dear for sharing @evadiva
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Truly, we must learn to place our dependence on him, rather than being blinded by self. Thanks for sharing dear.
The attainment of this can be materialized when God dwells in us.
Steem on!
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This reminds me of the song the choristers in my church often sing.
The lyrics says:
Nice one Eva.
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As long as we are human, our character is not firm; it is not permanent. We can change our minds and behavior. We can make mistakes and learn from them. We can learn from the fruits of our right and wrong choices.
Since we can change our minds—and repent of our errors—God can change us even more and create in us the will and the capacity to steadfastly choose what is right over what is wrong. “For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure” ( Philippians 2:13 ).
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God is interested in our hearts
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we should guard our hearts with deligence because from it the issues we face in life will arise, All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the LORD weighs the motives.I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds
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Regardless of our personal talents and abilities, God is committed to character, not talent. He wants us to be totally dependent on Him. What is in your hand? Let God have it. There could be a little sin left in it. A little serpent life might be there that you don't even know about. We must take our gifts—whatever they may be—and cast them at the feet of Jesus. Let Him take the serpent—the flesh—out of them and give them back to us. Then they become the power of God in our lives. Where leadership is concerned, that even includes the "approval" of the people you lead. Leadership can be lonely at times, and misunderstanding seems to be part of the leadership package. Even Jesus had to live with misunderstanding throughout His earthly ministry, and after all, He was perfect. The rest of us should expect to run into some problems that call for even more relinquishment along the way. Let us be well aware that our Heavenly Father is only concerned about our attitude and not our talents. So let's us our talents for good. Thanks for sharing
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God does not look a man looks neither does HE think as man considers. He peers inside however man looks outside. Just God knows the core of a man. He is the special case who sees the end from the earliest starting point. It our duty as man to consequently hear him out as he directs us in all our undertaking.
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People these days think Christianity is about the show, how much you have, how much you give, how often you go to church, how often you sin or do not. The truth is that no matter how well you do these things, if you don't do them with pureness in your heart, you are not a true Christian. We should remember that Christianity is a personal relationship with God first before anything else, he can see our hearts and he knows when we are true in service to him.
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Great post
Vision, hardwork, determination, courage and to crown it all The Word Of God, but i found out that being around successful people can be a catalyst to success.
Your association matters alot, i have learnt to associate my self with creative and bright minds.Even Jesus had to live with misunderstanding throughout His earthly ministry, and after all, He was perfect.
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God does not look an man looks neither does HE think as man thinks. He looks inside but man looks outside. Only God knows the heart of a man. He is the only one who sees the end from the beginning. It our responsibility as man to therefore listen to him as he guides us in all our endeavor.
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We can pretend to man but we can't pretend to God because he sees the heart and nothing is hidden before him. We should always remember that.
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He wants us to be totally dependent on Him. What is in your hand? Let God have it. There could be a little sin left in it. A little serpent life might be there that you don't even know about. We must take our gifts—whatever they may be—and cast them at the feet of Jesus. Let Him take the serpent—the flesh—out of them and give them back to us. Then they become the power of God in our lives. Where leadership is concerned, that even includes the "approval" of the people you lead. Leadership can be lonely at times, and misunderstanding seems to be part of the leadership package. Even Jesus had to live with misunderstanding throughout His earthly ministry, and after all, He was perfect.
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We only have to depend on God, it is just what He wants, that we look for Him and that He is the center of our life for all that we are going to do any goal or objective, our skills and talent are what we give to God so that He Do as you wish because we do not depend on the abilities and talents but on God the One, and sometimes we go through tests so that we realize that we only have to depend on Him and not on what surrounds us. Amen! Thank you for sharing this message, I speak to you right where it is God who speaks to us through his other children and servants. very good what David did not look at the problem or the seriousness of facing goliat he only had his eyes on God and that He was going to free him from goliath as he did with the lion and bear and so we must be.
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Honestly, it's a costly assumption for one to think that his or her talent or physical appearance is what God is basically interested in. God is interest in the state of a man's heart, which can be trimmed down to our character; a reflection of who we truly are on the inside.
Thanks @evadiva for sharing this nice post.
Kind regards.
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Where leadership is concerned, that even includes the "approval" of the people you lead. Leadership can be lonely at times, and misunderstanding seems to be part of the leadership package. Even Jesus had to live with misunderstanding throughout His earthly ministry, and after all, He was perfect.
exactly, God forges our characters, to be able to mold them thanks sister
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wow great post thanks for sharing with us all
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Never knew of the presence of a serpent in my gift. Grabbed something from this one.
God bless you.
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