What is the second sign coming?
You may have come on the scene (industry, workplace or city) with a smashing hit, an excellent track record, a great idea, record season, fiscal year or high expectations, but what are you going to do in the second half of your life?
Are you going to stay on this level of your leadership, vision and results forever?
The works or miracles of God have a voice in your life.
They are a witness of the God you serve and speak far more convincingly than your words alone. History records that God desires both words and works:
"And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not eloquent or a man of words, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and have a heavy and awkward tongue. And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes the dumb, or the deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and will teach you what you shall say." (Ex. 4:10-12)
It's just as important for God to teach your mouth what to say as it is to strengthen your hands for work (the task at hand.)
In my immaturity I used to walk into churches and wonder why they were full with what was coming out of the pulpit. But God uses us despite our inadequacies. He will not relieve your destiny (and purpose) because of your deficiencies.
So what if you wasted years of your life. Both Moses and Paul were murderers and poor speakers. Yet they led millions and multitudes in their churches in the wilderness and New Testament, respectively.
It angers God when we question, despise or impose our calling on others simply because we don't want to change, train or get better.
Moses spent 40 years as a shepherd before God convinced him that his position had to change before his power (and destiny) did. But the transition was difficult. In Ex 4:13, Moses said, "...Oh, my Lord, I pray You, send by the hand of [some other] whom You will [send]. Then the anger of the Lord blazed against Moses;"
Realize, if God calls you to a specific area or people, he has already seen the finished product (that means He has prepared and is preparing you.)
And He will send people to fill the areas you are weak in as the passage continues: "He (God) said, Is there not Aaron your brother, the Levite? I know he can speak well. Also, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be overjoyed. You must speak to him and put the words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you what you shall do. He shall speak for you to the people, acting as a mouthpiece for you, and you shall be as God to him. (Ex 4:14-16)
What would Aaron speak?
Whatever Moses told him to say.
Whose mouth have you put your vision into? Who is inspired to repeat your words or carry your passion or dream to nations?
As leaders, we will either be a mouthpiece for an organization or the visionary or messenger that fuels it.
Both have essential and crucial roles in eyes of God.
- Aaron was the mouthpiece for Moses
- Moses was the visionary or representative God chose to lead His people (and the representation of God to Aaron.)
Both needed each other.
Paul wrote: "What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Ministering servants [not heads of parties] through whom you believed, even as the Lord appointed to each his task: I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was making it grow and [He] gave the increase. So neither he who plants is anything nor he who waters, but [only] God Who makes it grow and become greater." (I Cor 3:5-7)
Today, what is your task or role?
Are you a mouthpiece or a messenger? Are you releasing seed or water in the lives of those you lead?
If the Apple iphone, the Blackberry, HTC, your favorite cell phone, computer or technology didn't change for 20 years, you would you be upset.
It's just as bad when you don't.
