If you are a leader by title or just by example, there is always room for growth. We never come to the end of the learning cycle of life. Throughout history, we have had some great examples of leadership; but not one person has or ever will be greater than the example that Jesus was, is and will always be. In this blog post, I want to focus on a man named Abram or better known to many, as “Abraham”.

I recently took some time to re-read about the life of Abram and his transition to a man called Abraham. Something I saw while I was reading was the great example Abraham was to us as a “Kingdom Leader”. Now the best way to get a clear picture of this is to take time and read about his life starting in Genesis 12 and see how God changed his life through his decisions of obedience – IT’S TRULY AWESOME! And to know that we have an even “better promise”, secured via what Jesus did at the cross for us, is beyond words. I heard it termed this way, “Abraham is a Kingdom prototype” and I do believe that to be very true!

I want to lay out 3 leadership traits Abraham showed in his life that ALL leaders should walk in:

1. A faithful & loyal leader will risk ALL to venture into the unknown for the vision or cause that he or she has been called into. This shows the passion we have for the cause! (In Genesis 12:1-5 we can read about how Abram/Abraham risked all to follow God’s command.)

2. A Godly leader is NOT moved by facts but presses beyond in faith. (In Genesis 17:1-27 we read how Abraham & Sarah were not moved by the facts of age that tried to tell them that they could not have what God had promised them.)

3. Godly leaders will sacrifice all to fulfill the God-given call on their lives. (In Genesis 22:1-19 we see how Abraham moved on God’s command no matter how strange it sounded. BUT let me note here, that God is NOT going to have you sacrifice your family for the calling, because the ultimate and final sacrifice has already been offered through Jesus.)

I believe if we will make the decision to put these 3 qualities into effect in our lives, we cannot fail!

I want to challenge you to take leadership to a new level of excellence in your life and watch the fruit of it come alive around you.

In my last post, I started setting the groundwork for teaching on “Your Promotion”. Last week, I was on the road on a ministry trip and had a major computer issue before leaving, so I was not able to send this out; but I am back and away we go!

While away on my trip, I spoke at a youth service in CA on the very topic of Promotion. One thing we must realize about our promotion, is that we have already received the greatest promotion possible on this earth when we made Jesus our Lord. Nothing else can compare to that, but yet many times it’s the least of our focus. The benefits are beyond anything this world could EVER offer or dream of offering and they are eternal! YES, ETERNAL!!! Now I am not saying we should not want promotion in our lives. We live in a world where many people compromise their character to climb the ladder of success only to find that their time at the top is only temporary. I believe that what we compromise to get, we will have to compromise to keep. But through God, success and promotion in this world does not need to come through compromise. His favor can and will open doors no man can shut.

To receive God’s level of promotion, we must have faith and fullness of trust in Him but also walk in excellence in all that we do. Colossians 3:23 (AMP) “Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men” . I can hear it now, “I am not going to serve that man or woman like that!” If that’s your heart and level of service, then you have compromised your character. The Bible says in Genesis 1 that we are “made in His image” and if that is true, which it is, then we also have His character. If promotion is not based on character along with ability, then the return on the promotion is not going to be all it should be. Even on the job, I would rather it be God who opens the door for promotion instead of me and my works, because it takes an eternal place in my life if it is from Him.

So the end result of this is, if we don’t make life about us but instead make it about Him and live according to Kingdom design, then promotion and success will come! If you have not yet seen it, be patient and realize that God is not on your time schedule but you are to be on His. Until next time, keep reaching forward!

Debbie and I would love to hear from you. You can post your comments below or send us an email directly through our contact page. Until next week, keep pressing forward!

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