We as leaders are blessed to share God’s love with pre-believers and young believers, to encourage them toward the Lord. But during years of faithful service, we ourselves can get tired, burdened, even discouraged in the journey.

Leadership is incredibly humbling. It is a refining process in which we have to constantly die to self, for we have not been placed in positions of leadership to serve ourselves, but others. It is when we forget this basic principle that problems arise.

I have known Him as “Jehovah Jireh”- God My Provider; “Jehovah Rapha”- God My Healer; “Jehovah Shalom”- God My Peace; and “Jehovah Shammah”- God who is always there.

“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength.”

The key to experiencing new vision, new enthusiasm for His work is to let God mend our broken past.

The key to experiencing new vision, new enthusiasm for His work is to let God mend our broken past.

Your Holy Spirit is abiding, brooding, working within me. You not only understand, but you also are helping me through this.”

The choices we make are so important. Let us make the right ones. We cannot do this on our own, in our own strength.