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Leadership Principle #1.
Posted by JY
On Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 12:06 AM
"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care."

Have you ever observed that when some of your classmates are leading the group, or even your monitor or class chairperson speaks but no one is listening? Ever wondered why is it like this? And then you start to observe it when you are asked to lead, and NO ONE follows you at all? If these are the things that you observe around you and in your own life, then I will ask you this question: have you in any way showed them that you care for them? The people who you are leading?

There are so many ppl in our DG, thank God. :) But there are times when I ask each and everyone of you, what is this person's name, and you DON'T EVEN know. We have been DG mates for quite some time already! Half a year! You want to lead better, you want ppl to follow you, then it's time that you showed that you CARE for the rest. Do you know their name? Do you even know their school? Their CCA? Their hobbies? Their fav subjects? Their likes? Their dislikes? Favourite TV show? Favourite topic to chat about? The challenges that they go through? To the level they are appreciated by you, that will be the level that they want to follow you.

That is the basic principle of relationships as well.The reason why we follow Jesus is that He knows us intimately. He made us, He counts the hair on our head. And there is no incident or accident in our lives that He did not go through or did not know how we feel. He in all things has gone through the same testings and challenges that we go through. And He delivered us, that's why we will always have the way out: IN HIM. :)

When we bother to know one another, we are building emotional bank accounts with one another. There will be times we need to make 'withdrawals' from friends in that we may need their help, their encouragement, their guidance, their attention and time. But if you are ALWAYS making withdrawals but never bothered to put in any deposit, guess what? One day that 'friend' that you have will be so mad at you he or she will never talk to you again. We build relationships by building other people's lives as well. And it all starts by knowing them. :)

Something to shake the very foundations of our beliefs: we will never truly live life until we are living it for others. The irony about life is this: when we start fending for ourselves and taking care of ourselves, but trust God and take care of others, we truly then know what life is. :)

Life's short on earth. You can live to 120 years here, but splash that against eternity, it is shorter than your ride home. What do you gain by working so hard and trying to prove everything against everybody? What do you gain by just keeping to that few friends that you are comfortable with and not bothering to see the rest of the friends God is blessing you with that is around you in DG right now? Know why I always don't want you to stick with other groups and stick with your DG first? This is to allow you to open your eyes to the blessings God has given you. You want to mix with ppl of other groups? Mix with your own first. Only then you can venture out. But by then, probably you might not want to...

Extreme/EOC, you are personally loved by our Lord. Be filled with that Love and step out of yourselves and your comfort zones, and reach out to one another. :) I see our DGs being so full of His Love that we are supporting one another, helping one another, giving to one another until we are so individually rich! Spiritually, Intellectually, Emotionally, and Physically! :) This is family. We are in this together for eternity. Amen. :)

Julian