Follow the leader!
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself.
When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”
~ Jack Welch
The above quote, by former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, doesn’t just apply in the business world. Switch a word here and there, and you have a phrase applicable to Christians:
Before you are a Christian, success is all about growing yourself.
When you become a Christian, success is all about growing others.
Once we become Christians, we can’t focus solely on ourselves anymore. Time is too precious. We live in a lost world. While it would be wonderful to immerse ourselves in our relationship with God and commune with Him alone, that’s not possible. With so many around us that have no relationship with God, we must grow others, while continuing to grow ourselves.
It’s kind of a pleasant version of a double-edged sword. We can’t stop growing in our faith. If we do, we will wither an die on the vine. But in the midst of our own Christian growth, we have to reach out to others, to lead them on the path to Christ.
I remember when I was a child at church, the analogy my Sunday School teacher used was that of a sword. It has to be tempered in the fire to become stronger.
But once it is sharpened and ready to go, if it is left in its sheath, it does no good. Oh, it’s there, ready to go. But if it isn’t put into action, you might as well have a rotten banana in there!
May 26th, 2010 at 8:06 am
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