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Leadership hinges on Discernment
The Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. And the Twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said, It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. The charge the people of the responsibility of picking out from among them seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, who we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.
Seven of them were chosen and were set before the apostle, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
We must sustain spiritual capacity to seek divine counsel from God by the Holy Spirit and we must be able to discern what the next step should be, not jampacking and been here and there, but we must listen to the promptings of the holy spirit. (Acts 6:1-7)
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Overcoming Fear Entails Recognising Him
The encounter of the disciples of Jesus, they went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea rose because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles,they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat. They were frightened, but he sad to them, It is I; do not be afraid. Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. Christ did not delay so as to frightened but it was a preparation and the building of his disciples to learn not to be afraid, but for them to overcome fear through absolute trust and confidence in the saving grace of Christ. (John 6:16-21)
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The simple Lesson
When the disciples are facing danger and difficulty in the agitated lake at the time of nightfall, Jesus comes to their rescue. His presence puts their heart to rest and enables them to cross the lake. He is in our midst as one who serves and saves. His presence saves his apostles in the trials and troubles they face on the way. When they and we frightened and helpless, the Lord comes and says, It is I, do not be afraid. We get frightened because we fail to recognise his presence in our difficult experiences. But his voice is effective; it removes fear. The tempest calms down and the other shore is soon reached. When everything seems to turn against us and we live the experience of the Cross of Christ, he comes to console and strengthen our tired bodies and minds.
Discernment is a rare quality, a gift that a leader must possess, in order to function at every level, for this will help him to dominate in his sphere of influence. It helps us to move in the right direction.
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Discernment is a feature of a good leader. This gift can be gained through the word of God and by prayer.
Discernment was the qualify gift that was given to Solomon, he was able to use this to rule very well, as Christians and leaders representing a faction, discernment is important is making decisions, this will also help a leader decide what is right and what is wrong and what is mainly important, as Christians we must endeavour to prayer and hunger for the spirit of discernment in our everyday life.
When we really know the mind of God towards any aspect of our life, we will be rest assured that no ,matter the happening around, God will surely prove himself great and give us victory. We just have to know that His thought towards us is the best.
True facts, to an extent, discernment really gives leaders the ability to predict results in certain situations, which would really help in their ambitions and tackling issues.
SyNick
Wow great post
God have not given us the spirit of fear but of sound mind. God want us to cast out fear and turn to him. God is our strenght, and with him all things are posible.
Thanks for sharing.
The right to opine and to know how to listen is a main characteristic of discernment, since it is to interact correctly with different ways of thinking and to tolerate them all.
This gift can be gained through the word of God and by prayer.as Christians we must endeavour to prayer and hunger for the spirit of discernment in our everyday life.