"many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen."

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

(1 Corinthians 1:28-29) "God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him."

(1 Peter 2:21) "To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps."

(2 Peter 1:10-11) (10) "Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election." (11) "For if you do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."

(1 John 2:27) “But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie, just as it has taught you, abide in him.”

(1 Corinthians 1:9) "God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord."

(2 Corinthians 1:21-22) (21) “Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;” (22) “Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.”

PREFACE SUMMARY

Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts on becoming a man or woman of God who is called to lead others. God inspires us to become willing instruments for His call and purpose. However, many leaders today have isolated themselves and have not trained anyone to take their place, which is also true in the church.

If you have a calling on your life, it is because God chooses people incapable of producing life qualities on their own, but He can do it through us when we give Him preeminence in our life and church. We must realize that who we are in the body of Christ is more important than what we can do and accomplish on our own.

We must accept that God had a plan for us as leaders before we were born, and our life experiences have been a training ground to fulfill His plan for our life and ministry. God plans to make us leaders who will lead by example because we have endured the training process that experience alone can give. We must, in turn, pour out of our life the wisdom gained through the process into the lives of others because a true leader is someone who has been through the trials of life and learned from their mistakes, making them more sensitive to the things of God and the needs of others.

True leaders have made themselves accountable to their elders, developed a pattern of praying for the people under their leadership, and studied enough history to realize that humanity, left unchecked, will gradually decline in morals and conduct, exposing that life demands accountability. We must understand that our ministry calling is developed inside us, and our ministry cannot be separated from who we are.

Saints of God, true leaders will desire to see their younger ministers develop maturely so that they can stand firm and strong in any situation that may arise.

Beloved, we need leaders today who are willing to lay aside their agenda and pour into these young ministers what God, through experience and training, has matured in them that has caused them to be pillars in the body of Christ.

Saints, a true leader will not harbor jealousy because a younger minister appears to be receiving more recognition than them because they know there will be a time when they must step back and give the position to someone else, preferably someone who has been well trained under their leadership.

Dear friends, authentic leaders in the Church will always have a genuine desire to help their younger ministers develop and mature so they can be firm and unshakable in any situation.

We need leaders willing to put aside their ambitions and invest in these young ministers, sharing the wisdom and experience God has granted them so that the younger generation can become pillars in the Body of Christ.

A true leader will not be envious if a younger minister receives more recognition, as they understand there will come a time when they must step aside and pass on the torch to someone else. Ideally, they hope to see one of their well-trained disciples take the lead.

"YOU ARE A CHOSEN VESSEL"

Dear readers, did you know you were called to be a leader in God's army even before birth? Good or bad, every event in your life has been training you for this calling. God is preparing an army that has been through the fires of persecution for the end-time harvest of souls, and we may falter during this training process, but what is important is how we respond during the battle. Others will get their breakthrough by observing how we handle what we are going through.