When ever we feel responsible for an organization, family, or a church it is easy to feel the weight of the world on your shoulders. Some of us have the ability to go for years holding up the church or our family completely on our own. But after a while, hope seems to fade and we just don’t have the strength to lead anymore. The prophet Habakkuk did everything he could to turn the Hebrew people back to God, but they wouldn’t budge. In his perceived failure Habakkuk was able to turn to God for strength:
“17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. 19 The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.” Habakkuk 3:17-19
True leadership understands that only God is in control and that only by the strength that He offers will we ever be able to properly lead families, friends, coworkers, and churches in the right direction. Do not sit and worry about what is or is not happening, because we need to learn to rest in His power and control. And no matter what happens we must learn to praise Him for He is our hope and salvation. So do not give up on what whatever position you hold, whether that is a parent, manager, or church leader; rather place your faith and hope in the direction of God, for it is He that gives success in His time and in His way. – Vic
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