Spirit of Leadership

LEADING WITHOUT LEADERSHIP this search will never be satisfied. We cannot know who we are by relating to creation because creation is not our source—the Creator is.

I N HIS SEARCH FOR SIGNIFICANCE , MAN USES CREATION AS THE CONTEXT FOR HIS SEARCH .

It is interesting that, in his search for relevance and significance, man continues to use creation as the mea sure and context for his search. However, it is essential to understand that we can never discover our value or pur pose by studying the creation but only by a relationship with the Creator. God created the earth and everything in it for mankind and then gave humanity dominion over it. Everything in creation, therefore, get its significance from God and from us, not the other way around. Because we are unaware of our intrinsic leadership nature, however, the average person is easily influenced by anyone or anything that seems to be stronger than he is. For example, instead of our having dominion over the earth, the earth has become our dominator in certain ways. Some people allow themselves to become controlled by drugs that come from plants. Others are enslaved to money, which is in reality trees that have been converted to paper and made into currency. Still others are controlled by grapes that have become fermented. People’s lives are being destroyed by what is essentially vegetation. These are signs that we’ve lost our leadership awareness and abil ity. Imagine, sophisticated man with his immeasurable potential and intricate design being controlled by leaves and grapes. This is a tragedy and demonstrates how far we

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