Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Which one is right?

Yesterday, I read from my leadership devotional and another devotional that I often use.

The Leadership one stated that "The strength of any organization is a direct result of the strength of its leaders." and went on to say "Everything rises and falls on leadership."

The other devotional made this statement, "Have you been asking God what He is going to do? He will never tell you. God does not tell you what He is going to do; He reveals to you Who He is."

The first one feels like there is a lot of pressure on the leader of an organization and the second one seems to relieve that pressure by stating that God is in control. So I have a question:

Which one is right?

They both are. God is in control - and yet He does call people to lead - and expects them to lead with their best and a gives them a great deal of responsibility. There is much pressure with leadership, but it is only felt when we don't rely on the truth of the second devotional - that God is the one that will give His leaders the direction, wisdom, and leadership that they need.

Once again - the "Both/And" principle of life appears! God is a "Both/And" God.

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