{"id":5548,"date":"2021-02-13T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T13:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=5548"},"modified":"2021-02-08T12:01:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T17:01:42","slug":"courageous-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=5548","title":{"rendered":"Courageous Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190126_143642-e1553105048229-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5256\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190126_143642-e1553105048229-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190126_143642-e1553105048229-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Me:  Leading can be difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prodigal:  Yes, and sometimes it is not popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is from the book Spiritual Leadership by J.Oswald Sanders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Courageous leaders face unpleasant and even devastating situations with equanimity, then act firmly to bring good from trouble, even if their action is unpopular.  Leadership always faces natural human inertia and opposition.  But courage follows through with a task until it is done.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>People expect leaders to be calm and courageous during a crisis.  While others lose their heads, leaders stay the course.  Leaders strengthen followers in the middle of discouraging setbacks and shattering reverses.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To stay the course remember that the Lord is the course.  He has prepared you and you can trust Him.  He is the way the life and the truth.  The Lord is not surprised and will be with you every step of the way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John 8:32<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Me: Leading can be difficult. Prodigal: Yes, and sometimes it is not popular. 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