The Proverbial Leader: Life giving Leadership

The Proverbial Leader: Life giving Leadership:  Good-tempered leaders invigorate lives; they're like spring rain and sunshine. Proverbs 16:15 MSG A good leader that ...



What A Gift, Thanks be to God!

"So Be It" = AMEN!

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”                                      
                                                                       - 1 Chronicles 16:36

Father, you are our all in all!  So Be It!  Amen!

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Luke 15:11-32New International Version (NIV)
The Parable of the Lost Son

11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

28 “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

31 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

Thank you for loving me ANYWAY!

When I was beleaguered and bitter,

    totally consumed by envy,

I was totally ignorant, a dumb ox

    in your very presence.

I’m still in your presence,

    but you’ve taken my hand.

You wisely and tenderly lead me,

    and then you bless me.

                            - Psalm 73:21-24

Do you enjoy learning a new recipe, but never cooking it?

22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 

Father, I desire to not only to hear you but to follow you and your teachings, HELP ME, Please! Amen!

Where do you lean for understanding? Don't trust yourself!

Father, I trust in you! Thank you! Amen!

What do we have in common?

Father, thank you for the reminder that we are all precious in your sight.  Amen!

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Listen Up! Pay Attention!

So, my friend, listen closely;

    don’t treat my words casually.

Father, your wisdom is great! Help me to listen and to understand and to practice your Word! Amen

Warning Ahead!!!! Do things ur WAY!

For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;

Father, Your wisdom and guidance is true, help me to submit myself to you, help me to trust in you, help me to thank you. Amen

Better Listen before it is too LATE!

For people who hate discipline and only get more stubborn,
There’ll come a day when life tumbles in and they break, but by then it’ll be too late to help them.

Father, forgive me for being stiff-necked and stubborn.  Help me to trust you in all things. Amen!

Easy come Easy go?

Easy come, easy go,
    but steady diligence pays off.  Proverbs 13:11

Father, teach me to be steadfast in all of my dealings with finance, family, and friends.  Your wisdom is great, thank you thank you! Amen.

Do you control lust? Or does lust control you?

Hell has a voracious appetite,
and lust just never quits. - Proverbs 27:20

Father, only you can protect me from this continuous temptation. Help me to put on your armor and fill me with your truth.  On my own, I can't, only you can, please do, thank you! Amen.

B-Careful

U Better not Fall to Pieces!

If you fall to pieces in a crisis,
    there wasn’t much to you in the first place. - Proverbs 24:10

Father, you are the base of my strength!  Strengthen me today and give me my daily bread. Amen.

Do you love yourself? Do you want to Prosper?

Grow a wise heart—you’ll do yourself a favor;
    keep a clear head—you’ll find a good life. - Proverbs 19:8

Father, life is brighter day by day when I spend time learning from you! Thank You, Amen!