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Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.Rom.12:2 (MSG) Then you can see things through His eyes.

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Monday, March 26, 2007

Spiritual Leadership #4 - Natural vs. Spiritual - Sanders

# 4 in series of blogs on Spiritual Leadership by : J. Oswald Sanders

In ch. 4 Sanders writes that there is a definite difference in natural and spiritual leadership. He quotes from A. W. Tozer; "A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of circumstances..."

Contrast of Natural and spiritual leadership:

Natural vs. Spiritual
  1. Self-confident vs. Confident in God
  2. Knows men vs. Also knows God
  3. Makes own decisions vs. Seeks God's will
  4. Ambitious vs. Humble
  5. Creates methods vs. Follows God's example
  6. Enjoys command vs. Delights in obedience to God
  7. Seeks personal reward vs. Loves God and others
  8. Independent vs. Depends on God

Why is it so easy to slip into leading without the spirit? We are naturally naturals...

posted by Royal | 3:43 PM

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