Sometimes it’s yes, but not yet.

Where I fall short, His grace picks me up. Where I run out, His love overflows. Where I am less, He is everything.

Faith is increased at the place of necessity. We don’t often want to be in need, but neediness isn’t weakness. It’s opportunity to lean. Faith doesn’t really increase outside of necessity for it. Where your ability runs out, God runs in.

In the Church, we tend to elevate what we think is desirable, but what God desires is to be elevated Himself. We need to reconfigure our goal - glorify Jesus and Jesus only.

Super gifted “One trick ponies” seldom make long haul great leaders. Great leaders have natural gifts but as they grow and mature they intentionally cultivate new skills and acquire knowledge. Great leaders are great learners.

As you rise in an organization, your work becomes less about the work product you can create and more about creating opportunities for other people to be successful. This only works when you have good people in the right roles working together toward a shared vision.

The love of Christ is not hierarchical. If we’re going to love people like Jesus, it means we serve people like Jesus. We don’t graduate from serving, and we never level up from loving. Don’t become too big to authentically love.

I want to be empty enough to be filled and filled enough to be poured out.

When it comes to ministry, all of us are bankrupt, and only God is rich. Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019)

A trap many leaders fall into is spending so much time thinking and planning that you forget the humanity that exists within every team. Everyone wants to feel heard, valued, and considered. After all, the point of leadership is to develop new leaders, not grow your followers.

Encouragement is the greatest currency you have, and it costs you nothing. Give it away!

Relationships are equity. If you want trustworthy friends, be a trustworthy friend. A lot of us want mansions but don’t know how to build. Be a builder. It’s really hard to walk back over the bridges you burn down.

Moses saw more of God in the desert than he ever saw in the palace.

There’s room for honor, but honor is not elevating people to a position that shouldn’t be held, bestowed or pursued by people. People will always only be people. God only will ever be GOD.

Yes, thank. Yes, speak life. Yes, honor. Just remember that we live & breathe & do because of Jesus & for Jesus & by Jesus. He calls. He provides. He sustains. He enables. He heals. He redeems. He restores. He alone saves. If you’re going to be impressed, be impressed with Jesus.

You may not have the answers. God does. You may be fearful. God is in control. You may be struggling. God is carrying you.

“As we mature in Christ, we stop choosing between the good and the bad and start distinguishing the better and the best.” Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019)

Your health as a leader is evidenced by a simple answer: Is this about the success OF people or the success FROM people? Lead to serve.

Today we talk with Elise Wood about calling, women in ministry, the next generations and the ripple effect! Watch/Stream/Listen anywhere you get your podcasts! Spotify: spotify.link/aHLoMUptYAb Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you… YouTube: youtu.be/qfqrFRYRo2g

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