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What Can a Tire Teach Us About Leadership?

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Who in their right mind uses an automobile tire as their subject? But the deeper we go I pray that pastors and leaders will absorb the truth as the Holy Spirit gave it to me. To be a leader of men and women, we must first obey Him who has our steering wheel. Imagine Him turning and we resist, not willing. First, let’s say the church is a vehicle that is on the move going somewhere, and the Holy Spirit is the driver. I’ve been told by several truckers who drive for a living that the front tires are the “steering rubber” and are the most important tires on the vehicle. They represent those that are out front leading where the vehicle goes. If you are a leader, you never stop following the Holy Spirit. Also on this vehicle are two tires on the back. We’ll refer to these as “followers.” One is in line for training to take over just in case there is a replacement needed. The other is nestled in the truck for emergency use. It is the fifth tire, not on the ground, but along for the ride...

Your First Victory Can Explain Everything About Your Future Destiny

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We all move in circles of predetermined events that reveal things to us—unfolded things, that looking back seem orchestrated. When we are actually in the event we are in awe and wonder and ask ourselves, “ How did I get here ?” Where we are spiritually today or where we are not should motivate us toward finding out! God comes to inch us along to choose the best. Your one choice didn’t get you here—it was a series of choices—to measure our seriousness. Destiny deals not only with what is drawing you, but the various pieces of your life that God puts into place—that when you arrive at your destination—they all fit together. All things fit together and work together for good. It’s a positioner decision that weighs in the balance of time in our generation to influence something that changes someone’s history or maybe even ours. It is not a one-time event. It’s a lifetime of events and the sooner we get the church to accept the challenge, there’s no telling what impact we’ll have on th...