2021-07-21
Matthew 9:36 NKJV
The Bible says, “A good leader motivates, doesn’t mislead, doesn’t exploit” (Proverbs 16:10 MSG). Jesus was a good leader. He loved people, but He never used them for His own ends. He was busy, but never too busy to stop and help them. In relating the parable of the good Samaritan, Jesus said: “As he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him…bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him” (Luke 10:33-34 NIV). Note the words, “took care of him.”
To lead someone, you must be able to influence them, and you do that by taking the time to nurture them. At the heart of the nurturing process is a genuine care for others. If you want to help and positively influence people, you can’t dislike or disparage them, because they’ll sense it. You must love and respect them. The old adage “Fake it till you make it” won’t work; people know whether or not you care.
Maybe you’re wondering why you need to assume a nurturing role; after all, isn’t that something they should get somewhere else, like from their family? Many of the people you come into contact with every day are desperate for encouragement, and, sadly, if they don’t get it from you, there’s no one else who will give it to them. When you become a nurturer in the life of another person, you have a real opportunity to influence them for good and for God. So become a nurturer!
Soul food: Acts 20-21; Luke 8:40-56; Ps 14; Prov 16:6-7
Matthew 9:36 NKJV
The Bible says, ‘A good leader motivates, doesn’t mislead, doesn’t exploit’ (Proverbs 16:10 MSG). Jesus was a good leader. He loved people, but He never used them for His own ends. He was busy, but never too busy to stop and help them. We need to be a good influence on others, and we can do that by taking the time to nurture them.
When Jesus was telling the parable of the good Samaritan, He said: ‘As he travelled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him…bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him’ (Luke 10:33-34 NIVUK). Note the words, ‘took care of him’. At the heart of the nurturing process is a genuine care for others.
If we want to help and positively influence people, we can’t dislike them or look down on them, because they’ll sense it. We must love and respect them. People can tell when we really care and when we’re just pretending. We might wonder why it’s our responsibility to be nurturers; after all, people have their own families and friends.
But so many of the people we come into contact with every day are desperate for encouragement, and, sadly, if they don’t get it from us, there may not be anyone else who’ll give it to them. When we become nurturers in the lives of others, we have a real opportunity to influence them for good and for God.
Acts 20-21; Luke 8:40-56; Ps 14; Prov 16:6-7
Matteus 9:36 NLV
Die Bybel sê: ‘Leiers moet korrupsie met wortel en tak uitroei. Goeie leiers is altyd eerlik’ (Spreuke 16:12 DB). Jesus was ‘n goeie leier. Hy was lief vir mense, maar Hy het hulle nooit vir sy eie doelwitte gebruik nie. Hy was besig, maar nooit te besig om te stop en hulle te help nie.
Jesus het die volgende in sy gelykenis van die Goeie Samaritaan gesê: ‘Toe het ‘n veragte Samaritaan verbygekom, en toe hy die man sien, het hy hom innig jammer gekry. Die Samaritaan kniel toe langs hom, behandel sy wonde met medisyne, en verbind dit. Toe het hy die man op sy eie donkie gehelp en hom na ‘n herberg geneem en daar verder versorg’ (Lukas 10:33-34 NLV).
Om iemand te lei, moet jy in staat wees om hulle te kan beïnvloed en jy doen dit deur die tyd te neem om hulle te versorg. Die kern van die versorgingsproses is ‘n opregte omgee vir ander mense. As jy mense wil help en positief wil beïnvloed, kan jy hulle nie minag of nie van hulle hou nie, want hulle sal dit aanvoel. Jy moet hulle liefhê en respekteer.
Miskien wonder jy hoekom jy die rol van versorger moet aanneem; is versorging nie iets wat mense êrens anders, soos by hulle familie, moet kry nie? Baie van die mense waarmee jy elke dag in kontak kom, is desperaat vir bemoediging en dis hartseer dat indien hulle dit nie van jou af kry nie, daar niemand anders is wat dit vir hulle sal gee nie. Wanneer jy ‘n versorger in die lewe van ‘n ander persoon word, het jy ‘n opregte geleentheid om hulle ten goede en vir God te beïnvloed. Word dus ‘n versorger!
Sielskos: Hand 20-21; Luk 8:40-56; Ps 14; Spr 16:6-7
2021-07-20
Revelation 12:10 NIV
Have you ever been guilty of accusing someone before you knew all the facts? If so, be aware that you’re tugging on the same end of the rope as Satan, the official “accuser” of God’s children. The Bible says: “The accuser of our brothers…who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down”(v. 10 NIV).
Emotional and spiritual maturity demand that you first seek to understand, rather than making a hasty accusation. Look at the example God gave us in the garden of Eden. He could easily have said, “Adam and Eve, you unappreciative sinners, I should never have trusted you in my garden!” God’s non-accusatory style in confronting Adam and Eve about their sin supplies a powerful model for those of us who tend to speak before we’re in possession of all the relevant information.
The Bible says: “The Lord God called to Adam…’Where are you?’ So he said, ‘I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.’ And He said, ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?'” (Genesis 3:9-11 NKJV). Notice God already knew the answers to all three questions He asked. Nevertheless, He gave Adam an opportunity to explain his side of the story. And in Adam’s case, he couldn’t.
However, the divine principle still stands: Asking a clarifying question and listening carefully to the response are key steps in overcoming your tendency to criticize or accuse. Have you ever been unjustly accused? If you have, don’t do it to others. Ask, and listen!
Soul food: Acts 18-19; Luke 8:26-39; Ps 146; Prov 16:4-5
Openbaring 12:10 NLV
Was jy al ooit skuldig daaraan dat jy iemand van iets aangekla het voordat jy al die feite geweet het? Indien dit die geval is, trek jy aan dieselfde tou as Satan, die offisiële ‘aanklaer’ van God se kinders. Die Bybel sê: ‘…Die aanklaer van ons medegelowiges is neergewerp, hy wat hulle dag en nag voor ons God aangekla het (vers 10 NLV). Emosionele en geestelike volwassenheid vereis dat jy eers probeer verstaan, voor jy ‘n haastige beskuldiging maak.
Kyk na die voorbeeld wat God ons in die tuin van Eden gegee het. Hy kon maklik gesê het: ‘Adam en Eva, julle ondankbare sondaars, Ek moes julle nooit in my tuin vertrou het nie!’ God se nie-beskuldigende manier om Adam en Eva met hulle sonde te konfronteer, voorsien diegene van ons wat geneig is om te praat voor ons al die relevante informasie het, van ‘n kragtige model.
Die Bybel sê: ‘Die Here God het die mens geroep: ‘Waar is jy?’ Hy antwoord: ‘Ek het U hoor aankom en kruip nou weg. Ek was bang omdat ek sonder klere is.’ ‘Wie het vir jou gesê dat jy sonder klere is?’ vra die Here God. ‘Het jy van die vrugte geëet wat Ek jou beveel het om nie te eet nie?’ (Genesis 3:9-11 NLV).
God het reeds die antwoorde op sy vrae geken. Nietemin, het Hy vir Adam die geleentheid gegee om sy kant van die storie te verduidelik. Hierdie goddelike beginsel staan steeds: Om ‘n vraag ter verduideliking te vra en versigtig na die antwoord te luister, is belangrike stappe om jou neiging tot kritiek of beskuldiging te oorkom. Is jy al ooit onregverdig van iets beskuldig? As jy is, moet jy dit nie aan ander mense doen nie. Vra, en luister!
Sielskos: Hand 18-19; Luk 8:26-39; Ps 146; Spr 16:4-5
