influence others // Monday E-Devotion

(This week my intention is to share with you some thoughts from the CATALYST Conference that I attended last week. Got to spend a couple days with my brother, Steve, who is a great dad, Christian dude and business man.)

Notes from Andy Stanley's session on "The Most Powerful Man in the Room"

What do you do when you realize that you are the most powerful person in the room? Whether you like it or not, it happens. Those moments determine our legacy and leadership which determines our character.

Jesus is an awesome example of knowing how to use your power to influence others. Read on:

John 13: 4-5 (nlt) --- So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples' feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.

Instead of having His feet washed, Jesus washed feet. Most people were most likely shocked by this act of humility. But what Jesus did was more influencial than we might understand.

We must leverage our power for the others in the room! Refuse to use or leverage your power for your own benefit. Use it to love and serve and share with others. Insecure people, weak leaders leverage their power for their own gain. Secure and confident leaders use their power to influence and build up the people they are around.

John 13:16 (nlt) --- I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message.

We need to find every way we can NOT to determine who we are BUT to lead others who know Jesus is. One way .... influence others ... leverage our influence for the others in the room.

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John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

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