I’ve been listening to Andy Stanley’s podcast on leadership lately, and have been jotting down lots of insightful points. I will share them here. The reason these resonated with me so much is because these are something I believe would equip leaders of this generation for the years to come.
- What man is a man, if he does not make the world better
- All leaders leave a mark. The question is whether the mark is good or bad
- Leaders will never know the legacy they are leaving, until long after they’ve left. In other words, leaders will not know the mark they are leaving, nor will they know what God is doing through them, long after they’ve left
- Leaving a mark is never about being famous, attain power nor about accumulate money. It’s often desires to change, to improve, and to address a particular need or solving a particular problem.
- It’s not about who is for you and who is against you, but it’s about who you are for
- It’s not about your mark, but rather, allow God to leave His mark through you
- It’s not about being in authority, but living and serving as one who is under authority
- In worldly sense, if I win, I win. If I lose, I win. Because my responsibility is to be obedience to God and trust Him with the consequences.
The most important point: If you settle this, once and for all, this will be your defining moment – who are you living this life for? A daily commitment to surrender to God everything. Thy will be done. Thy kingdom come.
God will take full responsibility of those who submits their life wholly to God.
Remember this: Living your life for your mark is too small to give your life to.
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Wow. I really like “if I win, I win. If I lose, I win”. So true, though we often have to be reminded of it.
Good reminder, thanks for sharing =)
“Leaving a mark is never about being famous, attain power nor about accumulate money. It’s often desires to change, to improve, and to address a particular need or solving a particular problem.”
“It’s not about your mark, but rather, allow God to leave His mark through you ”
I like this one. Often get caught up in trying to leave a mark that society might accept but that really does miss the mark!