Sublime

I see this more often when working with people who clearly have the gift of pastoring or shepherding, but won’t acknowledge it, often because they don’t have the “right” title or official position.

If you lead anything or anyone, you are in a position of power, and if you lead with love, you will surprise others—just like Jesus surprised Peter.

If Michael Jordan, perhaps the greatest and most driven athlete on the planet, needed a Who, not a How—first in Pippen and later in Grover and Jackson—to achieve and exceed his goals, then do you think the same could be said for you and me? What would happen for us if we, gleaning this precious insight, would shift our mind-set from “how” to “who”?

Create an image in your mind of the perfect nurturer or coach

as we mature in Christ, the focus of our lives should increasingly shift to living a life of service. The mature follower of Jesus stops asking, “Who’s going to meet my needs?” and starts asking, “Whose needs can I meet?” Do you ever ask that question?

If you desire to raise another person up, then you need to become one of her staunchest supporters.

True success is knowing your purpose, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds to benefit others.

Transformation of conduct and heart are both legitimate aims of application.