4. Going before!

In Ancient times up to Victorian England, whenever monarchs travelled, they would send work teams ahead to prepare the way for travel. Trees would be cut down, boulders removed, fallen trees taken away & even hills were reduced to nothing in an attempt to enable the royalty to travel in relative comfort.

Similar to this, you may remember that John the Baptist declared in Matthew 3:3; "A voice calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him!" Amazingly, we have the way made clear, a straight path created for the Son of God to walk in.

In 1 Peter 2:9 we see that the Children of God are included into the "Royal" family of God. In the same way John the Baptist made straight paths before Jesus to follow in, now as we acknowledge God, God himself goes before us & makes straight paths for us to travel in. God goes before you! He is the Alpha & the Omega, we are just somewhere in the middle. He is outside of time, which means he is already in tomorrow making a way for you! He makes the way for you to; preach, lead, coach, disciple etc.

It is incredibly reassuring to know that God has been somewhere before you have! It's not our job to map everything out. The frustration we feel when we try can be unbearable at times. Mapping out the future is God's job; all we have to do is acknowledge God. Easy really!

God goes before you & prepares the way! - Now that is a great thought!

Time to stop playing God

You can't do God's job, so why get worked up trying. Leadership is as "simple" as "Acknowledging God!" Our desire to make it more complicated is a reaction to the simplicity of what we are called to do. Remember what 1 Corinthians says; "He chooses the simple things to confound the wise!" Our attempts at wisdom are often thwarted by our search for the complicated aspects of leadership. The answer to your leadership is simple:

• Acknowledge God


• Leave the rest to him!

It's time to stop playing God. Be simple - Be effective!