Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP He was making a statement about what was stored in man’s subconscious mind—there was only evil there. In the book of Proverbs, we read, “Let love and faith fulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” What is this “tablet” of the heart? The word refers to a polished board or plank that could be carved on and then read. What we “write” on our hearts we use as a reference for our attitudes and actions. Again, in Proverbs, we read, “To man belong the plans of the heart.” The heart is where we sift things over and make decisions about what we want to do and be. The ancient book of Jeremiah the prophet records, “I the L ORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve.” The Creator examines the seat of our attitudes and sees what is stored there. He does this to reward a person according to what? His conduct or behavior. Attitude and behavior are tied together because your actions come from what you think. The writer of the biblical book to the first century Hebrews said, “The word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” We are held account able not only for our actions but also for our thoughts and attitudes. In the first book of the prophet Samuel, God said, “Man looks at the outward appearance, but the L ORD looks at [studies what is in] the heart.” This is because the subcon scious mind reveals what a person really is. A LL OUR ACTIONS ARE MOTIVATED BY THE CONTENT OF OUR HEARTS .

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