This post is on the heals of my previous post, "Are you a Game-Changer or a Game-Player?"
Follow the Leader...there has always been much debate over whether or not Leaders are BORN or MADE. Well, I'm not going to attempt to debate or answer that question herein. The purpose of this blog is to advise you as Followers to choose your Leaders wisely and as Leaders to choose your Followers wisely.
It is true, at varying points of our lives we all will have the opportunity to be a Leader and the opportunity to be a Follower. Moreover, we may find ourselves in the position of when those two roles overlap and we may be both a Leader and a Follower at the same time. This is largely dependent upon what is going on in our personal and public lives.
As a Leader, remember your role is to be a visionary and a missionary. You have to know how to convey the VISION coupled with carrying out the MISSION. The vision and the mission are not the same but they do work hand-n-hand. Because your mission carries out your vision, this will help you to strategically plan and act. Any assignments and/or tasks you take on should only support the Call of God on your life, which was/is revealed through the VISION. In short, if the mission does not support the vision then it is not your assignment. Don't follow the crowd!! Everything that might be a God thing may not be YOUR God thing because you have your own assignment.
As a Follower, do not feel as though your contributions do not matter. You MATTER!!! Every Leader, good or bad but preferably GREAT, needs Followers and not just any kind of Followers. A Leader's followers are those who subscribe to the Vision of the Leader because it lines up with the vision God has given the Follower for his/her personal life. There is something that God has called you to be the Leader of, but it is connected to who you are currently following. Keep focused and stay connected!! Follow your Leader as they follow God. You literally have to experience pushing someone else's Vision in order to have your Vision pushed.
The Bible tells us in Galatians 6:9: "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not," (KJV).
In closing, chose your Leaders and Followers wisely. Look for those who:
- Reverence God and Respect The Trinity
- Exhibit Godly Wisdom
- Demonstrate Holiness, Righteousness and Faithfulness
- Walk in Love
- Extend Grace and Mercy
© Yvette L. Allen-Tatum, October 29, 2012
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