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You Pick Week 2

Touchback

Did you ever play tag when you were younger? It seemed like I was always it when we played tag. I would always run around trying to find someone to tag and it seemed that once I caught up with them and actually tagged them they would just turn right around and touch me back and I would be it again. I am sure this is a common story for many of us. It's almost like we wanted to scream the rule of NO TOUCHBACK!

When it comes to giving and the blessings of God, God never practices the no touchback rule, and that should be something that excites us. God is all about touching back. He is all about returning and reciprocating. When we touch God, He immediately touches us back! That's the awesome thing about worship, because in worship we touch the heart of God and He touches us back. Giving is a huge way we worship God...as soon as we give with the right heart and the right motive, God gives back to us, which enables us to have more to give!

Can't Do It Alone

God never called us to do ministry alone. For many of us, we have hit a ceiling in our leadership because we try to run this race in sprint fashion rather than as a marathon and on top of that, we try to do it alone. There was a guy named Jethro in Exodus 18 that gave some incredible leadership advice to a guy named Moses. My prayer for all of us is that we become modern day Moses' who listen to modern day Jethro's. Check this out...

• What you are doing isn't good
• You will wear yourself out and wear out the people you are leading
• The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone
• Select CAPABLE men/women from all the people (invite people from your church to join the team, every week we have an awesome privilege of inviting others on the journey with us!)
• Select men/women who are not only capable, but are always available (dedicated to the vision, maybe on paper it's part time, but the heart screams full time with passion!) and are able to decide on the small matters...we should empower our people to lead and be proactive, we are one person, what are you doing to build the team that can make it happen together?
• Appoint them as leaders over groups (maybe the early model for small group ministry???)
• Guess what? This will make your load lighter; they will share it with you
• You will be able to endure the pressure! ENDURE!
• The people will go home in peace (resolution!)

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Reluctant to Delegate

One of the biggest areas I am being stretched in right now is the area of delegation. Simply put, initially, it's not easy.  There are tons of excuses I can make up for not delegating the responsibility of the vision to the leaders around me but one stands out for me like none other...Lack of Time!  Not having enough time to teach another person is one of the biggest reasons I struggle with true delegation, and not delegating is probably the most common reason I don't have enough time.  My inability to truly delegate due to my lack of time is a result of short-term thinking.  The time that I may "lose" on the front end of delegation will definitely be recovered at the back end.  As a leader I need to find the right person(s) to delegate to and be willing to INVEST in the initial training time.

Don't Stop Learning

If you want to keep leading, you must keep learning.  Yesterday's growth cannot suffice for today.  We must remain teachable and flexible.  God is the Potter; we are the clay.  He will do what He wishes.  We must allow Him to mold us the way He desires.  Check out Jeremiah 18 and allow God to embed His wisdom even more into your heart!