As you well know, anyone can be a good leader when life is going well. When life is on easy street, anybody in a leadership position, can be successful. Some skills are important, but most anybody can be successful under those conditions.
The time to find out the leadership skills of someone, is when troubling times occur. The torrential rains are falling, the boat is taking on water, and, if the right thing is not done soon, all will be lost. When troubling times are among you, a good leader will lead you through those rough waters.
Leadership is essential to spiritual victories in your life. “Frederick the Great sent a message to one of his generals: ‘I send you against the enemy with sixty thousand men.’ When the troops were counted they numbered only fifty thousand. The general sent a letter of protest and complaint, insisting there must be a mistake. ‘No,’ replied Fredrick, ‘there is no mistake. I counted you for ten thousand men’” (David A. MacLennon). Now, that general was a man of leadership in the eyes of Frederick.
God wants you to turn to Him, when the fiery ordeals of life shower down upon you. He gives some wise counsel for you to follow during trials. The words He gave to the Israelites are the same ones He gives you: “And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not” (Deuteronomy 8:2; NKJV).
What is the Lord telling you? He is telling you that those fiery ordeals are to be endured by following the Lord God. Let God be your leader, when you are under fire!
