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Leadership Principle #2.
Posted by JY
On Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Hi Everyone! Hope you enjoyed the DARE L1 outing today. :) Heard many good things about all of you. :) Going to share the second very impt thing on leadership now. :) Ready, get set, GO.......

Pro 22:1 - A good reputation (character) and respect are worth much more than silver and gold. (CEV)

The word 'reputation' there in the Hebrew means CHARACTER. Today we are going to talk about what Character means. :) Character is impt to all of us, because Character is built through trust: that you are a person of integrity and trustworthiness that you become unshakeable, unmoving and dependable. But to do that, let me show you something interesting.

If we want to know what Character is, then we have to know what the definition of 'Cool' is today.

A lot of youths and ppl in general will tell you that being 'Cool' means that you are untainted, unaffected, unmoved and undaunted by the circumstances and situations around you. This is good but not entirely good enough. Let me show you an even more powerful way: Not only are you NOT affected and undaunted, you are ABLE to cause a positive CHANGE to the environment. That is way COOL man! :) No point being unchanged and the situation around you doesn't change: that is not cool. That is called apathetic or 'bo chup'. But when you are able to cause a CHANGE, that is what I call POWER!

To be 'Cool' is basically the new lingo for what it means to have CHARACTER. When you have character, you are unafraid to step up, to make a stand, to speak a word, to do an action, in order to change the situation, circumstance or challenge before you. And that makes you powerful, a person who others look up to and respect and admire. And that is someone that we all want to be in life. Nobody likes to follow losers: nobody likes losers.

The first way to be a person of Character is as simple as this: that you start to honour everything that you say. That will mean being a man/woman of your word, that your 'Yes' is 'Yes', and your 'No' is 'No', that whatever you say is true, whatever that you agreed to do you will do it, and whatever things that you mentioned that you will fulfil it. That you will not lie.

The Jews never make promises. To them, if their every living word that they speak is not as good as a promise, then it is not good for ANYTHING. That is POWERFUL. Because when you can mean exactly what you say in ANY situation and fulfil it, it gives birth that confidence and certainty in you that even whatever you confess in His Word and in the Spirit, you are SO SURE that it will come to pass because you know the CHARACTER, the CERTAINTY and the POWER behind the word. :)

How can you be a person that people trust if you are not trustworthy and that you always tell lies, fail in keeping to your agreements or disappoint others? If whatever that comes out from your mouth is not backed up by your Character (hence you lie) that you will fulfil it, how can others trust you the next time? James 2:18 says clearly that action speaks louder than words. This means that your words are BACKED by you, that you will fulfil what you promised, do what you agreed on.

To lie is to say that 'Lord, Your Work on the Cross is not enough to protect me, and I have to protect myself. Therefore I need to tell lies so that ppl will not be angry with me, or that they will be disappointed in me.' People tell white lies all the time to protect themselves. But if you are always lying, how can you trust your own word the next time? You can't even trust yourself... And you are shakeable. If ppl find out that you are habitual liar, is that why they CANNOT trust you or that they DON'T like to be near you?

Is building Character hard? You bet. It will mean sometimes that we need to stand up and speak against our friends (because we love them) such as when they are stealing or smoking. Sometimes it will mean being there all the time for CCA even though everyone doesn't attend or think it is uncool. Sometimes it will mean standing up for a cause that you believe and not be shaken from your position. And sometimes its being good at your studies but everyone in school (who are losers and are really bad in their studies) call you a nerd or apple-polisher. Losers want the rest to become like they are. Remember that.

Romans 5:1-5 - we know that tribulations (challenges) works patience in us, and patience brings CHARACTER, and character hope. And hope never disappoints because of the Holy Spirit in us, loving us and ensuring that everrything is in place for us. :) That Character that develops in you will cause others to respect you. And when your Character is built up, you will not know it but other ppl around you will know.

Hence youths, in your every day situations, learn to be PEOPLE of your WORD, that your everyday life not a word is 'wasted' or 'worthless'. This is the start of your journey as a great leader in the Kingdom of God! Be blessed! :)

Julian