511 A Facilitating resistance

Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Facilitating resistanceLeadership Principles from God’s Word: Facilitating resistance

Leadership Principles from God’s Word:

Facilitating ResistanceMario DentonModule 511 A

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.parentsreachingout.org/images/eagle.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.parentsreachingout.org/adobe/projectadobe.htm&h=195&w=160&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dreaching%2Bdreams%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8






Passage to memorizeActs 2: 44-47

All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling theirs possessions and goods,

they gave to anyone as he had need. … and the Lord added to their numbers daily those who were

being saved.



MOSES’ LIFE MISSION AND

HIS FIVE BIG EXCUSES

Exodus 3:11- 4:14



LeadershipWhy don’t leaders in

different ministries bring about the necessary

changes? What do you think is the problem?



PROCESSES



SPONSOR



Sharks in the water



Excuse One: Who am I? (Ex 3:11)

Moses struggled with his identity. He just didn’t feel qualified;

he thought God has picked the wrong leader.



Crazy time in the calling of Moses.St

reng

th o

f pre

viou

s ca

lling

Time

PointX

CRAZYTIME

Old calling New calling



Excuse One: Who am I? (Ex 3:11)

God’s response:It doesn’t matter who you are.

I am with you (Ex 3:12).



Excuse Two: Who are You? (Ex 3:13)

Moses felt a lack of intimacy. He didn’t know God well enough to

describe Him to the people and lacked convictions concerning his

relationship with God.



Current versus future reality

• Moses concentrate too much on current reality.

• Current reality is always changing.• The clearer our current reality and

vision, the clearer the gap between them.



We are picture-oriented• If our picture of current reality is

brighter and clearer than our picture of the goal we will stick with current reality.

• If current reality is stronger than the goal, we will after a little progress, return to current reality, and we will give up on the goal.



Excuse Two: Who are You? (Ex 3:13)

God’s response:I AM WHO I AM.

I AM ever present. I AM everything you need (Ex 3:14).



Excuse Three: What if they don’t listen (Ex 4:1)

Moses felt intimidated. He worried about the people’s

reaction to him.



Let’s look at the self talk of Moses

• Self-talk is simply the conversation that each of us is carrying on with ourselves all day long.

• It is estimated that about 50 000 thoughts go through our minds each day.

• Every thought about every experience is recorded.



Negative attitude

• We are not born with our attitudes; we acquire them.

• We acquire them from our own experience of life and learning and from the people round about us.



Affirmations

• There is a lot of negativity around us.• The negative self talk of others will

drag us back.• It is essential, therefore, that we

affirm vividly, with emotion.





Excuse Three: What if they don’t listen (Ex 4:1)

God’s response:When I’m finished, they’ll listen

(Ex 4: 2-9).



Excuse Four: I’ve never been a good speaker (Ex 4:10)

Moses fretted about his inadequacies.Who would listen to him if he

couldn’t even speak well?(Ex 4: 11,12).



This is an amazing shot. This came from a Rig Manager for Global Marine Drilling in St. Johns, Newfoundland. They actually have to divert the path of these icebergs away from the rig by towing them with ships! Anyway, in this particular case the water was calm & the sun was almost directly overhead so that the diver was able to get into the water and click this pic. They estimated the weight at 300,000,000 tons.

What is below the surface in the life of Moses?





Excuse Four: I’ve never been a good speaker (Ex 4:10)

God’s response:Guess who made your mouth

(Ex 4: 11,12).



Excuse Five: I know you can find someone else

(Ex 4:13)

Moses fell inferior: He compared himself to others-even

his brother- and decided that he came up short.



Conflict:Different views



Crisis

DANGER

HIDDENOPPORTUNITY



Requirements for change in excuses

+ +Clear

vision

Actionable

steps

Pressurefor

change

=CHANGE



RRequirements for equirements for change in excuses change in excuses (Continued)

+ +Actionable

steps

Pressurefor

change

=PLODDIN

G



RRequirements for equirements for changechange

(Continued)

+ +Clear

vision

Pressurefor

change

=MARKING TIME



RRequirements for equirements for changechange

(Continued)

+ +Clear

vision

Actionable

steps

=DUST GATHERING



Loss

Fear

Resentment

AnxietyAnticipation

Confidence

Satisfaction

Life Analysis of the Change cycle which Moses went through during his excuses

Understanding

Discovery

Integration

Doubt

Discomfort

DANGER ZONE





Excuse Five: I know you can find someone else

(Ex 4:13)

God’s response:OK, I will let Aaron go with you…

but I’m still calling you to go (Ex 4:14).



Watch your definitions - they become thoughtsthey become thoughts Watch your thoughts - they become wordsthey become words Watch your words - they become actionsthey become actions Watch your actions - they become your destinythey become your destiny

Remember as a leader to . . .



Excuse #1Excuse #1Who am I?Who am I?

Excuse #2Excuse #2Who are you?Who are you?

Excuse #3 Excuse #3 What if theyWhat if they don’t listendon’t listen??

Excuse #4Excuse #4I’ve never been a I’ve never been a

good speakergood speaker

Excuse #5Excuse #5I know you can find I know you can find someone elsesomeone else

Moses: His Five Big Excuses



Stages in your ministry

Exploration

Trial

EstablishmentMaintenance

Stagnation

Decline

Growth

DurationDuration

HIGH

PER-PER-FORM-FORM-ANCEANCE



We all resist change

Back Forward ?Cannot

stand stillA ‘Law’ of Human Nature:

People automatically look for WHAT IS WRONGin anything new rather than WHAT IS RIGHT!

Progress = Change



What comments do you have about the following?

1 + 1 = 2 2 + 2 = 43 + 3 = 74 + 4 = 85 + 5 = 10

• What happened?



Learning something is one thing; putting it into practice

is another



"I have walked the long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter;I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that, after climbing a great hill,one only finds that there aremany more hills to climb. I have taken time here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vistathat surrounds me, to lookback on the distance I have come. But I can rest for a moment,for with freedom comes responsibilities,and I dare not linger, for my walk is not yet ended."

Nelson Mandela



You can live a life full of abundance. You are a loved and valuable person. Believe in yourself. Cheer yourself up. God has a wonderful plan for your life. Mario Denton

Closing comments



Prayer Focus• I thought about how to close this

discussion, but I will stay with the prayer of JABEZ:

• “Oh, that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be with me,

• and that you would keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me”.

• So God granted him what he had requested.

• I Chronicles 4:10



God will make a way

GOD WILL MAKE A WAYWHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAYHE'LL WORK IN WAYS WE CANNOT SEEHE WILL MAKE A WAY FOR MEHE WILL BE MY GUIDEHOLD ME CLOSELY TO HIS SIDEWITH LOVE AND STRENGTH FOR EACH NEW DAYHE WILL MAKE A WAY, HE WILL MAKE A WAYBY A ROADSIDE IN THE WILDERNESS HE'LL LEAD MERIVERS IN THE DESERT WILL I SEEHEAVEN AND EARTH WILL FADEBUT HIS WORLD WILL STILL REMAINAND HE WILL DO SOMETHING NEW TODAY



Learning, application and commitment: James 1: 22-25

• “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.

• Do what it says. • Anyone who listens to the word but does not do

what it says is like a man who looks at his face in the mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

• But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it - he will be blessed in what he does.” (NIV)



Learning, application and commitment

• One of the Biblical truths (principles) that I have learned from this lesson was …

• I intend to apply this truth (principle) in my business/Ministry by: …..

• With the help of the Holy Spirit, I will begin applying this truth immediately. I ask and expect my group to hold me accountable for this and to check with me periodically to determine if I am doing so. Please ask me …..



Jesus said: Take what I have given you and change the world!



Blessings from Mario Denton

Let's keep the good coaching vibes alive. Let's network.

Become a member of the Strong Message People and Change Management Coaching Forum.

Tel (w) + 27(0) 82 88 29903. e-mail address: [email protected]: www.strongmessage.co.za



CD-ROM copyright • You are free to copy this material. Should you wish to

become part of this winning concept, the following will apply:

• Please commit yourself to inform us of the results regarding the effectiveness thereof.

• Full acknowledgement must be given to the author(s) in writing. Please bring the following information in at the end of your presentation of any of the material that you used from the CD.

Special recognitionDenton, M. Self PacedAuthentic Leadership

Website: http://[email protected] Cell +27 82 88 29903

http://www.strongmessage.co.za/

mailto:[email protected]


Documents

511 A Facilitating resistance