Title Four elements of a healthy leader (2)
Nehemiah (8) Four elements of a healthy leader (2) (Nehemiah 2:16-20)
3. Motivation
Nehemiah secretly inspected the wall and at first kept the matter a secret and looked for a solution, but first challenged people in important positions from all walks of life to “Rebuild the wall, so that there is no more shame!” (16) verses-17). In a situation where people were frustrated by saying, "We can't do it!" in the minds of the people who had experienced many frustrated attempts to rebuild the wall before that, Nehemiah aroused the dreams and hopes of rebuilding the city wall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A leader is a 'dreamer' and a 'dream maker'. A leader is someone who warms people's hearts with words and actions and persuades them to take good action. Therefore, leaders must be able to express hope, present specific goals, and motivate even in desperate situations. If you say a lot of hope and positivity, you will be lifted up in the head, and if you speak a lot of despair and negativity, you will be pushed to the tail.
Like Nehemiah, motivate and encourage one another. “We can be happy! We can revive and fulfill our mission!” Sometimes, even when problems arise, give a word of hope by saying, “We can overcome this problem sufficiently.”
To motivate him, Nehemiah told the story of his success and told him the king's words (v. It was not to brag about himself, but to challenge that anything is possible with God's help. Why do you need to be successful? It is because it can motivate others for good by telling stories of success over failures and misfortunes.
One day, next door to my house, an aunty-style mother moved in from the countryside. After that she greeted me several times, but several times I did not recognize her well. Because every time I see you, your face changes. The reason I didn't recognize her was because I wasn't particularly savvy, but in fact, she changed a lot.
One day, my wife said to her. “Nothing Mom! I have lost a lot of weight.” As I lost weight, my aunt became more and more like a virgin, so I had no way of knowing. When I lived in the countryside, I didn't take care of myself, but when I moved to Bundang, the way others take care of me motivates me, and as I took care of myself, it changed so much.
To take care of yourself, you need to be diligent, so you need a strong motivation. As an aunt turned into a virgin while taking care of herself through such motivation, a happy expression was evident on her husband's face, and there was a hint of greater will in life to make his wife happy.
You shouldn't be a superstitious person, but it's not wrong to take good care of yourself and make yourself look worthy of love, to make your family and neighbors happy, and to have the will to live. When a wife greets her with a flaky face, her eyes open, and her husband with a sleepy look that gives up all of his life when he gets home from work, the husband's desire to work disappears and the desire to come home disappears. Others think so too, but my husband doesn't need to say more.
To be successful, you need to be well motivated. 'Mindfulness' and 'wordsmanship' are important, but 'stylishness' is also important. Of course, in terms of importance, the ‘attitude to be loved’ is more important, but the ‘appearance to be loved’ is equally important.
The same is true of vision achievement. I don’t have to be a success supremacist, but I hope that I will become a devoted leader who lives a successful life in the world like Nehemiah, and uses that success wonderfully for the glory and vision of God, even to challenge the life of loving family and friends moving toward the vision. dream
4. Overcoming problems
Finally, at Nehemiah's words, the people moved (v. 18). People were hesitant to build the wall due to King Artaxerxes' decree, but when Nehemiah, who was favored by King Artaxerxes, attempted to build the wall, everyone gathered strength and participated in the construction of the wall. At that time, Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arab, who were slaves, despised and ridiculed those who were working to rebuild the wall, and framed them as trying to betray the king (verse 19).
Sanballat was governor of Samaria, Tobiah was his servant, Geshem was a royal family in Arabia, and these three were representative of the opposition to Nehemiah's vision. Then Nehemiah said, “The God of heaven will make us prosper, and we, his servants, will rise and build, but you have no inheritance, no right, no record (historical right) in Jerusalem!” did not (verse 20).
As you go through life, you will encounter opposing forces and problems. Even then, never give up on your vision. Satan only roars like a roaring lion and can't do anything to us. Don't let yourself fall down first by being deceived by Satan's bullets, but like Nehemiah, "God will make us prosper. We can win!” Keep moving forward, confident of the final victory.
The human body produces about 300 small cancer cells per day, but a healthy body can beat those cancer cells. In addition, a large number of unknown bacteria invade the body countless times a day, but a healthy body can defeat all of them. Even if such a problem arises, as long as your faith is healthy, you can overcome it.
<Don't be afraid>
2 Timothy 1:7 says this: “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” Why are people afraid? It is because they do not have power, love, and a sober mind.
Sometimes when you feel afraid, it's a sign to love more. Why should we care more about sharing? Because if you share, your fear will disappear. Without love, fear arises, but with love, fear disappears. A fearful mind is also a sign to have a sober mind. A sober heart is a heart that fears God. If you know that you are afraid of God, you are no longer afraid of the world. If there is a sense of urgency, there is no worry.
don't be afraid of anything Don't be afraid of ghosts either. In the movie 'The Others', ghosts are rather afraid of people. Weak people fear demons, but strong people fear demons. Don't be afraid of problems. When we look at the Lord in a big way, our problems seem small.
Do you remember a time when you were afraid of a problem back in the day? I hardly remember That said, the things I feared at that time didn't usually happen, and even when they did, I managed to overcome them and live up to the present. Therefore, don't be too afraid, forget the negative things, and even if there are practical difficulties, think that the reality you are facing is the best reality in God's grace.
No matter how difficult we are, the God of love knows all our sufferings. The Bible says that the Lord counts the hairs of our heads. If the Lord, who cares for us, knows all our circumstances, tears, and sorrows, we can overcome any hardship.
When you encounter a moment of despair in your life, if you say, “Now you are dead!”, you die. But then, thinking of God's love, he said, "You may die! If you die, you will die! I will live hard until God causes me to die! I will never give up my faith! Even if we fail, we will hold on to God and give thanks and praise without change!” If you go out, the way to live will mysteriously open.
Sometimes when you want to sit down, trust in the Lord and stand up. In difficult times, show the essence of your faith. There is no such thing as a vision that comes true without problems. However, no matter how difficult the situation, if you do not lose faith, the time of blessing will surely come. When you have to wait, dream of being a leader who can make your dreams and visions come true by waiting patiently, sweating to understand the situation, having good spiritual friends to motivate each other, and overcoming problems with faith.