Any person that does anything of significance in life will face people like Sanballat and Tobiah (Nehemiah 4:1-5). They are people who put down what you are trying to accomplish. They belittle you. They say that your work is worthless. They try to discourage the people that you are leading. In every town, in every operation, there will be people who will come against you. That’s just the way it is my friend. But your determination that leads to success will silance their words.
Nehemiah silanced Sanballat and Tobiah little by little with his steps of prayer filled success.
“So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.”
Nehemiah 4:6
The determination of an emerging leader flows to those who follow. Therefore, it is important that you focus on where God has called you to go. What you focus on will determine the life you live. It will set the foundation for ever operation you engage in. It will be the deciding factor between small wins that lead to large victories or little losses that lead to a defeated life. Lets look at what it takes to f-L-O-W to the top:
F- Focus
Your thought life will flow from the areas you focus on the most. Therefore, determination is founded upon your focal points. If you focus on alternatives, you will not accomplish. However, if you focus on acceleration you will advance in your vision. Determine in your mind who you want to become. Then begin to resource yourself to focus.
L- Live
What you have focused on, will determine the life you will live. No matter how hard things might get, if you set your eyes to the city you will eventually accomplish your objective there. The call of God is a lifestyle of determination. The reason that something becomes buoyant and rises to the top is because of what fills it. When God given determination fills your life you will rise to the top of any situation.
O- Operation
When we live a lifestyle of determination to do the will of God, our operations are in the will of God. When you operate in the will of God there are forces at work against you. They are trying to pull you back down. Your own flesh does not long for the discipline of fulfilling the will of God. Therefore it pulls for you to go the other way. The world around you does not want to see the fulfillment of the will of God, so they will try to reason you away from it. Satan’s system will be at work against you because of what your work means to the city. Only operations of determination will arise about what’s warring against you.
W – Wins
In leadership you need small wins to keep momentum going. Small wins lead to large victories. Remember that you are not the only one who has to stay motivated. You are a leader, so you have to motivate the followers. Focus on celebrating the small victories of life.
As Nehemiah built the wall of Jerusalem, he faced adversity all the way. The reason the wall got built was because the determination on the inside of him was greater than the discouragement outside of him.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
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