Prodigal:  I can’t wait to fix up my boat and have all my friends on it.  I am already planning the parties.

Me:  You don’t start puttin’ the kettle on to boil ’til you catch the hare.

Prodigal:  Maybe I should just focus on the fixin.

Me:  I agree.

 

This is from the book Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders

 

There is no such thing as a self-made spiritual leader.  A true leader influences others spiritually only because the Spirit works in and through him to a greater degree than in those he leads.

We can lead others only as far along the road as we ourselves have traveled.  Merely pointing the way is not enough.  If we are not walking, then no one can be following, and we are not leading anyone.

 

Remember all the trials, the hurts, the suffering.  It was so that you can lead because you already started that path before others.  Praise God for his direction in our lives!

 

Acts 22:15

For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

 

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprogialpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org