What Type Of Leader Are You?

The Lord is about to execute events that will escalate us right into Bible Prophecy. The Bible is not fiction; it is reality. The Lord is soon to return. We must make a decision as to

whether we enter into His wrath or into His Kingdom. The Lord does not waste words and when He speaks, He is talking to someone. Today, He is speaking to leaders and those who will become leaders in His Body. He says what He means and means what He says. God reveals the hearts and minds of His people to their leaders, so that we (leaders) may know the disposition of those who follow. In this season, we are given a revelation of those things that hinder the saints from completely manifesting Christ. In this revelation, there is also a comprehensive spiritual assessment of the leaders themselves. Leaders must not become offended in this revelation of themselves. We must consider our ways, examine our motives, and cast down every thought that exalts itself above the knowledge of our God. This is imperative since leaders must lead the Body of Christ by example.

The erroneous perspective of leadership in the Body of Christ has also been due to the way they view ministry. Though it might be traumatic to the flesh, it would be healthy to hear what those whom you are leading or seeking to influence think of your leadership.

• How do they see you?

• Do they really believe that you love them and have only one motive for working in their lives?

• Do they believe that you really want them to become ministers of Christ, even if they are carried beyond the measure God gave you?

• If they were given the liberty to express their true perception of you, would they consider you the man or woman who is abusing the title of leader by extracting from it authority and nothing more?

• Would they say that 90% of your focus is on keeping the membership in submission to you rather than submission to God?

• Would this focus be manifested in your continual striving with individuals whom you feel are launching an attack against you or your position?

• Is the revelation of yourself manifested in wars? Wars are fought to kill and destroy, not to love and restore.

True compassionate shepherds do not have to defend themselves against the flock. Neither should they hide behind “a defense of the ministry.” God does not want us to kill the sheep to

protect the ministry. The sheep are the ministry. They are the reason the ministry exists. They are the reason for shepherds and under-shepherds. Your position should be God-appointed,

God-anointed, and God-protected.

DEALING WITH REBELS AND THE OFFENDED

Paul instructed Timothy:

2 Timothy 2:24-26

24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

In this instruction, the focus is on retrieving those who are off course, not the building up of leadership. When that focus remains, it is easy to be patient, gentle, and willing to give space

for repentance. When the focus is on defending your position or personage, then meekness is impossible. Remember, your spiritual influence in the lives of the people is the same as their

impression of you as a leader. What really frightens me is that some leaders in the Body do not care how the people see them, as long as they do not offer any disagreement or threat to their position as leader. You cannot do any more than the Holy Ghost. The weapons of our warfare are: the Word, intercessory prayer, and the Spirit of God. You may be used by God to bring the Word of God to the people, but it is up to the individual to allow it to effect a change within. However, regardless of the negative spiritual location of a son of God, there is nothing better or more fulfilling than walking in the Spirit. More often than not, the son wants to get to that place of peace, righteousness, and joy he found in the Spirit. He wants to walk before the Lord

without condemnation.

This is the premise you must work from. The Church has seen a lot of movements in its history; miracle workers, faith healers, great preachers, revelators, teachers, and prophets. But

the Church has not seen a body of baptized believers, manifesting Jesus Christ. This puts us in a precarious position. If it is indeed the intent of the Father to present to the Church a people who manifest Christ, then He must make sure that His leaders are walking in the Spirit. In God, there is no darkness at all, therefore there must be no darkness in us. This will happen as planned; the Word has declared it. There will be those who stand in the fullness of the statue of the man Jesus Christ. You must allow Christ to be first formed in you if you are to work to produce Him in others. Whether the Lord is able to use you or not, Christ will be formed in the sheep.