Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP ability, potential, and value. They also confirm and reveal how the Creator designed you and why. According to the above definitions and meanings, to be made in God’s image and likeness means that you possess the spiritual nature, characteristics, essential specifications, and “substances” of God and are a reflection of his spiritual quali ties. It also denotes that you were designed to be like, act like, and function like the Creator. In essence, God created you from his own substance and released you from his own Spirit, and therefore, as far as species go, you are in the “god class” in the sense that you are considered his “son” or offspring. However, even more important than this knowledge is knowing and understanding why God the Creator chose to create you and me in this manner—reflecting his amazing qualities. The reason God did this is the key to understand ing the nature of the human (leadership) spirit. REDISCOVERING YOUR LEADERSHIP PURPOSE Remember that everything God does is motivated by his purpose, and therefore the original purpose for a product determines its design, composition, capacity, and potential. Purpose may be defined as “original intent” or “reason for creation.” For example, God created seeds to produce trees and plants, and therefore they naturally posses the inherent abilities and capacities to perform this purpose. Fish were created to swim, and thus their ability and capacity to swim is inherent in their design and instincts. They never need to attend swimming school. Birds, on the other hand, were created for the purpose of flight and naturally come with the inherent design and

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