NEHEMIAH'S LEADERSHIP PART 2

 NEHEMIAH’S LEADERSHIP PART 2

Earlier this week, we talked about an ideal leadership; one that has to do with the capacity to influence through inspiration, motivated by a passion, generated by a vision, produced by a conviction, and ignited by a purpose. We have seen the Knowledge of Purpose and Conviction; today, we will study some other attributes shown to us from the life of Nehemiah. 

VISION

A leader’s conviction prompts him to develop a vision for a preferred future that will enable him to pursue his purpose in a practical way. Purpose answer the question who you are while vision answer the question where are you going. Vision is seeing your purpose so clearly in your mind’s eye that it already becomes a reality to you. It is what keeps you going; that drive needed to carry out Purpose. Vision is also Purpose in picture. The vision of Nehemiah came alive when he replied the king that he should send him to the city of Judah, to repair the broken walls of Jerusalem. Vision is the ability to see the work to be done and the ability to see the end from the beginning (Nehemiah 2 vs 5). When you have Purpose driven by vision, it becomes not easy to lose eyes on the prize. Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision; the people perish…” even Purpose perish.

PASSION

Those who have discovered their purpose, formulated deep conviction and captured their vision in their mind’s eyes will have a natural enthusiasm and energy. This enthusiasm and energy can be maintained by something called Passion. Passion is the continued state of “being acted upon”. What makes a Leader to pursue his vision till the end is Passion; this undying love, the zeal just to drive home Purpose until it becomes even more than a reality. Vision will always attract external forces; it will always attract obstacles, hindrances, hurdles to cross, temptations that just want to tip you off but it takes Passion to overcome these external forces like Samballat and Tobiah (Nehemiah 2:10, 4:1-3). These were men who stood against Nehemiah’s purpose in Jerusalem. At every point in time, there will be men like these, situations like this but what keeps us going is that strength we derive in Passion; that “will” just to continue till the results at that end, as Nehemiah did. He carried out his task and fulfilled it because he was not only battling with Purpose, he was not only cruising with Purpose; it was Purpose with a Vision and also Passion in sight. The understanding of his vision gave unto him the passion to carry out his purpose. Let us also remember at all times; a threat to passion is a threat to purpose and definitely a threat to vision.

TO BE CONTINUED.

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