BE A GOOD LEADER!

Can a blind man lead a blind man? - Luke 6:39

READ LUKE 6:39-45

     I'm a husband, a father, a new 5th Grade Teacher, a teacher at church and the Assistant to the Vice President of the PTA (just throught that one in there to impress you!).  I "lead" a lot of people.....or do I?  Can a blind man lead a blind man?

     When I look at my own life, I see some stuff that is blind man like.  I'm a judger - I admit it!  I shy away from confrontation, I don't intentionally look to form relationships, I get angry quickly.  There's a lot of stuff I do that I wouldn't want my wife, my kids, my students, other PTA members (just impressing you again!) to do!  Can a blind man lead a blind man?

      I bet a lot of us are in the same boat.  We're a lot more blind man than seeing man!  So, do we stop trying to lead people?  Do we stop trying to "bear good fruit" as it says in Luke 6:43?

     No, Jesus's message today is not to shame us for being blind, it's to enlighten us to the truth that we have stuff to work on.....and so does everybody else.  We're all in the same boat here! 

     A good leader recognizes that before he / she tries to change anyone.  A good leader looks at how they can improve themselves before they try to improve others.  A good leader isn't blind to the truth!

     Can a blind man lead a blind man?  No!  So, open your eyes!

     Later!

SHOW ME SOMETHING!

Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.  - Luke 6:35

READ LUKE 6:20-38 TODAY

     I get this one all the time.  "She did it first!"  "But she was mean to me!"  Somehow my daughter's can use that to justify their actions. 

     Luckilly, this doesn't only happen with eight and ten year-olds!  Just to make sure things stay even, I know a forty year-old male who does it all the time too.  Isn't it crazy how we all hate our enemies?  Isn't is wacky that everyone is unkind to the ungrateful and wicked?  Wouldn't it be great if we could follow Jesus on this one?

      Maybe you're thinking, "No, not really!"  There's no reason to be cool to someone who had wronged you.  They get what they deserve.  And I get that......but Jesus doesn't.

      He's saying, "Show me something!"  Anyone can be cool to the people that are cool to them.  What separates us as Christ followers is being cool to those who are way uncool to us.

      Let's try that today.  Let's be cool to someone who is really mean to us.  Maybe send them a note, pray for them, say a nice word to someone who goes off on you.  Just see what happens - not to them, but to you!