Knowing Disciplines of a Serving Leader

Serving Leaders equip others to discipline themselves for success. At the KNOWING level they help their followers connect with both their Creator and themselves at a higher level through solitude, prayer, and Scripture.

In solitude the goal is to mentally put down everything one is concerned about or trying to manage and control. Quietly receive what God reveals. Have no expectations or agenda for this time with God—let it be his to fill.

Through prayer we conform to God’s will and receive the spiritual resources needed to build his kingdom. Requiring a change in old habits or patterns, we:

1) Honor him by recognizing our dependence on him rather than telling him our plans or needs.
2) We pray as a way to “know” God (relationship) instead of a way to get things.
3) We realize that prayer is more about conforming our will to his than his will to ours.

Regarding Scripture, help people to think and act Biblically—it’s our greatest strategy as serving leaders. God’s Word provides us with God’s vision and purposes for our world, equipping us to teach, lead, and correct those we influence.

Practical Application: Set aside some time this week at a local library, on your favorite hiking trail, or in some other quiet spot where you can completely unplug, sit, listen, and process. Begin your time by stating Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God.” Then say, “Be still and know that I am.” Then, “Be still and know.” Then, “Be still.” Finally, “Be.” Then simply be so you can know , enjoying a time of solitude and connection both with God and yourself.

[Next week we will look at how personality affects relationships.]