Dear
Friend,
Would
you rather be a leader or slave? The choice is yours. I hope you are blessed as you read.
Proverbs
12:24
“Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.” (NLT)
“Diligent
hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.” (NIV)
The NLT version puts this truth in a
very captivating way which reveals a whole to me as a person who especially
values of hard work. For me, the phrase that took my attention is “and become”.
This is like the consequence of whatever action a person chooses to take. The principle
is quite simple.
HARD WORK = LEADERSHIP
LAZINESS = SLAVERY
These are like two opposites. One leads
to the top, and the other leads to the bottom. I choose to see it this way. I am
simply Shanpepe. No identity of any sort. I am simply just a person. I am just
a girl. However, it is in fact like a blank cheque given to me. Whatsoever I do
has its own result. If I choose to work hard and be diligent, I will most
definitely become a leader. However, if I choose to be lazy, I will become a
slave. Therefore, my fate is sort of in my hands. Becoming a leader or a slave
is actually a process; that is why the NLT version puts it as “and become”. The
question is, what destination do I have in mind? Laziness will never take me to
the position of a leader. Therefore, if I must leader, I must be a diligent and
hardworking woman.
LEADER OR LOSER?
The choice is really mine. Am I willing
to pay the price of hard work to become a leader? I think I am. This also reminds
me that a leader is more made than born… leadership is a process and the fuel
of the journey to the top is HARDWORK AND DILIGENCE…
“Seest
thou a man…” Proverbs 22:29
Let
us pray:
Dear
Jesus,
Help me to be diligent and hardworking
in every area of my life. may I never run out of the fuel of hard work and
diligence on this journey/process to becoming a leader. Thank You for grace to
excel.
Amen.
#selah
In Christ,
Shanpepe
