Engage
with your people closely, preaching and teaching the word through every
circumstance of life. When they don’t understand, correct them. When they don’t
obey, warn them. Comfort them whenever they miss the mark as they grow, showing
them great patience while continuing to teach (2 Timothy 4:2)
Do you identify and personally invest in the
people whom God gives you to lead? Is that work a priority for you? If you wish
for your business to grow, and especially if you would like to see it survive past
your time as the leader, you must grow new leaders. Growing leaders takes
significant personal engagement.
Paul is here telling Timothy, his young
protégé, how to lead. Timothy is warned not to assume that those who hear will
follow the Lord. Rather, Paul says he should become part of their lives. From
this relationship, he can encourage his people daily to embrace the Hope in
Christ, and the vision and values he has been given. As Timothy tells his story
each day, his people can see his actions and know that he is being obedient to
God’s calling.
Find your leaders, as God reveals them.
They may not be who you think. Invest fully in their growth in Him. Teach
constantly.
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