Finding my inner leader Part 3

In this series of posts I have been exploring my desire to be a leader in my church in the area of  prayer. I have determined that if I am going to be  the leader that is required I must first become a strong prayer warrior myself. So that is what, under God's direction, I will do.

I see three steps that I must take in order to become a prayer leader:

    First - examine my own life and make sure I am in step with the Spirit in all areas
 
    Secondly - read and study, learn from other prayer leaders

    Thirdly - pray for God's guidance and direction

Recently I saw the movie War Room, an inspiring story about the power of prayer and the importance of prayer warriors. I was so moved that I picked up the book and Bible study that are based on the movie. As good a place to start as  any I'm thinking.


As I begin moving towards this ministry, I don't want to neglect the other two areas of ministry I feel led towards - fitness/health and personal ministry. For now I will focus my attention on prayer and that will be reflected in my blog posts. Now and then I will share some thoughts on a fitness/health ministry or personal ministry as God leads.

Finding my inner leader Part 1

I'm 69, I am past the point where you would expect me to still be asking what I want to do with my life. Or, more importantly, what does God want from me? I am a firm believer in Jeremiah 29:11 where God says "I know the plans I have for you, plans for you to prosper......" So there is a plan and I think it is high time I lived up to it.

I am currently struggling with the difference between what I am doing and what it is I feel I should be doing. In prayerfully looking at this I find myself thinking about what leadership is. When I think of leadership I am tempted to think in terms of the ability to plan, organize and complete projects. I don't feel that I really have a lot of the strengths needed to lead in that way.

There is another way to look at leadership. It can also be about setting about modeling  something in a way that makes other people want to follow. So, if I feel it is important that people learn the value of arriving to Sunday School class on time ready to study, then I must model that behavior so that when I talk about it the response will be positive because they have seen me doing exactly that.

Before I continue talking about how I respond to this understanding I need to make it clear that I do feel called to lead.  And I feel God has given me specific areas in which I can make a difference and fulfill God's plan for my life.  This may be the first time I have ever expressed this in a public way. God has called me to minister and be an influence in three particular area's - prayer, fitness & health and  one to one ministry.

I will continue this in my next post.