Training camp for athletes is painful yet productive. It requires discipline. It is for game time. As a young minister, I thought the painful training was for a short season, and then life would get easier. I learned, however, that anything of value is an uphill battle. Most Christians live and die and never take one step into their purpose for God because they give up during training. They see the pain and run from it. If you stick with it, it reaps a great harvest for God’s Kingdom.
Leadership is never about steps taken for your own life. They are steps intended to impact your generation. You can leave a mark in a generation. It will take training, it will take discipline, it will take faith. Listening to Pastor John’s podcast this month will outline the steps necessary to apply not only to your personal life but to your leadership as well. The training camp God uses is designed to enable us to trust God and to walk by faith in an ever-changing world. Learn how to apply these principles to your leadership; there is a world desperately waiting for you to fulfill your purpose!