Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP 3. Purpose determines natural abilities. 4. Purpose determines capacity and ability. 5. Purpose determines natural talents. 6. Purpose determines natural desires. 7. Purpose determines fulfillment and personal satisfaction. 8. Purpose is the source of passion. 9. Purpose gives existence meaning. 10. Purpose is the measure of success and failure. Through these principles, we are again led to this vital principle: If something is created to do something, it is designed with the ability to do it. This concept is at the heart of the leadership spirit. If we were created to be lead ers, then we must all possess the capacity, inherent desire, natural talents, potential, and abilities that correspond to being a leader. You cannot demand from a product what it does not have. Recall what God required of humanity. The Creator expressed his intent and assignment for human beings through what he said they were to do. God wasn’t speaking just to the first man, Adam, but to all humanity, because inside that one man were the seeds of all mankind. The Creator’s intent was that the human creature rule and domi nate both with him and for him. His intent was to share his rulership and his administration of creation with humanity. In order to understand more about ourselves in our capacity as leaders, we must examine the nature of the Creator, since we were designed to reflect his attributes and characteristics. The Creator doesn’t have dominion; he is

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