Spiritual Leadership in The Home series part one

Spiritual Leadership in The Home

A man of Biblical character

Ephesians 5:1- Knows how to follow
Ephesians 5:3-4- Self-controlled
Ephesians 5:15-17- Seek God’s Wisdom
Ephesians 5:18- Do not get drunk on alcohol but instead be filled with the Spirit
Acts 4: 19-20- Courageous faith
Joshua 24:15- Vision
John 15:13- A Defender
Psalm 1:1- Despises wicked behavior
Ecclesiastes 7:1- Good Reputation
Proverbs 10:9- Integrity
Proverbs 17:17- A brother in times of struggle
Exodus 18:21- Fear of God, trustworthy, and hates corruption

Every good leader must first learn how to be a good follower. Before we can lead as men, we must first learn to follow the will of God. Seeking God’s wisdom in all areas of life takes time and great dedication. We practice self-control within all areas of our life. Be filled with the Holy Spirit verses the things of the world that only leaves us wanting more. It is in the living water that we thirst no longer. Our faith must be courageous and not without vision. Our will should align with the will of our Heavenly Father. Our vision will guide those beneath us, it gives others a sense of importance, a mission, and need for their participation.

A man defends the weak, the innocent, or those in trouble. This call to defend is urged on by our inner disgust with the wickedness of the world. We live with honor, Biblical honor, not the cultural opinion that changes like the seasons, but of sacred honor that God calls us to walk.

Our time alone should always be held in integrity, as spiritually, we understand we can never hide anything from God. We, as men, will never fight our battles alone. Spiritual warfare does not require us to be Rambo, a lone wolf. It requires a squad, platoon, battalion.

Acting in unison, equally yoked in both movement and thought. Giving the enemy no room to divide and conquer. We are encouraged and motivated by our respectful fear of our high ranking General. The Lord Most High above all things. This is the character of the Biblical man that we all should strive to imitate.

Discussion question:

1. Any questions, thoughts, or scriptures above you would like to meditate on?

2. In what ways can you improve in your walk with God? Choose today to implement those changes.

3. In what areas are we seeing the rising generations of men struggle in?

4. Why is learning to follow God so crucial to being a good leader?

Let us decide today to be spiritual leaders. Let us feel the Spirit of Isaiah 6 verse 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” then the inspired Words in Joshua 24 verse 15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

When we hear the call of the High General, what should our response be? (In unison, say out loud) Here am I. Send Me! For me and my household, we will serve the Lord. Say it one more time. Here am I. Send me! For me and my household, we will serve the Lord.

100% - Isn't this the lesson that we've all pondered as we understand that Jesus was led to His death completely alone? No one stood up for Him . . . not even Peter. Didn't we learn that we are to fight for each other? Didn't we learn that we are not only to defend one another, but we are told that True Love for the Brethren means that we will lay down our lives for them?

John 15:13 KJV - "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
1 John 3:16 KJV - "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."

Who would deny these two passages above? Virtually no one. And if True Christians are to lay down their lives for those they Love; for the Brethren, how can we come here to this Blessed forum and berate and belittle one another? To belittle each other is to deny the very acts of Christ. To berate each other is to defy the existence of the Spirit that is said to be within us.

Mothers and Father . . . be good leaders to your children and do so by discontinuing the berating and belittling that we extend to them. We must be the person that we want them to become.

Awesome @Roughsoul1991

You have been through many battles and are at the ready for war.

This always shines through when a person is God's warrior!

A decisive firm stance is to be admired and followed.

Men,those who know their strengths and weaknesses, shine forth with integrity and honour!

I have met very FEW real men in my lifetime. Character,kindness,love,wisdom and the knightly essence was such that King David possessed!
He was a man after God's own heart and sought him just as you put forth in your thread.

Thank you.

I commend you, young man! An excellent study.

I'll be posting the next part tonight. I made this study for my old men's group. Women encourage your men and men be encouraged to lead.

3. in what areas do we see the rising generation of men struggle in

I see boys and young men struggle to earn a living. I mean basically, jobs are hard to get. And most young men actually dont want to go far away from home just to earn some money. They want to support their families but not so they have to travel miles away every day or live away from them to do so and never see them. I think this is an area that urgently needs to be addressed because the only way some men can earn a living is to hustle and steal.

This is a great reason to close the borders.

I think each city or town ought to provide accomodation for their workers and families. I dont know if it could be enshrined in employment law or something, Though a great many now can work from home which is. a blessing. Now men know how women feel. it is hard to raise a family with the man of the household away unless you work in shifts.

sending money or payment as support to a family is not the same as being present. How can men be real dads when they are miles away and consumed with earning money. They cannot.