March - you never care about my feelings

March is almost come to an end.. Well, time not going to come back or wait for you.. It is always going on... Anyway, March not doing good with me.. Although it is my birth month.. Seems like everything just not right... I thanks God because I grow with Him.. If not, I couldn't imagine myself still living in this age.. I think I've died long time ago.. Thanks to God that I know I live is to glorify and magnify His name..

April are coming soon.. There's still a lot of things that needed to be done by March.. And April will have another business that need to do.. Let's not worry about it as for God has His plan for me.. Why should I worry about it?? It is always easy to say then action.. Trying to do so.. But it is far more harder than I thought..

When talk about feelings, hmmmm.. Will there be anyone can understand how I feel?? Or is there anyone will care for how I feel?? Well, it is no longer an issue for me.. I don't think that will that person in my life.. All I have to do is just complaint to God..

Chinese New Year 2014

Chinese New Year of the horse year, 2014 just past. Well, still the same that nothing much happen. Didn't feel any Chinese New Year feeling.. Just like normal. Well, I'm suppose that coming year year will be worst. I think I should be traveling next year during Chinese New Year. Have a look of the world on how they celebrate Chinese New Year. Of course, by the meantime, to go around the world and open up my mind that the world is so big for me to learn. There's a lot of things that I need to learn from other country.

I'm just kinda bad luck for the last few days. Or am I suppose to think it for this year that I'm bad luck? Hmmm.... Maybe it is just a trial from God. I have dropped my laptop yesterday morning. Such a heart break. My laptop functioning well and serve me well for the past 8 years. She didn't get sick often. She's very tough and did her job very well. It is my fault that I'm so careless. If it can't be fix up, all my hard work will be disappear. I want my notes back. God please help me to retrieve everything from my laptop.

Working life. I'm feel that everything change. I'm not the same as before. Maybe the bond between us already weak. There's differences before and after. That's should be normal. Nothing can maintain be the same. In fact, only God's words will never fade. I think I should change myself, too. But how??? I never know. What I can do is just lift up everything to God who are almighty.

The Law of the Lids

Leadership Ability Determines a Person's Level of Effectiveness

Success is within the reach of just about everyone. But personal success without leadership ability brings only limited effectiveness. A person's impact is only a fraction of what it could be with good leadership. The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater influence needs to be.

Leadership ability is the lid that determines a person's level of effectiveness. The lower an individual's ability to lead, the lower the lid on his potential. The higher the leadership, the greater the effectiveness. Your leadership ability - for better or for worse - always determines your effectiveness and the potential impact of your organization. To reach the highest level of effectiveness, you have to raise the lid on your leadership ability. 

Saul and David and The Law of the Lid 

Leadership thought for today - "Every person has the potential to become a leader"

(Read: 1 Samuel 10:17-24; 13:5-15; 15:10-16:13; 17:32-18:16; 2 Samuel 5:1-5; 11:1-5, 14-15, 26-27; 12:1-15)

Looks can be deceiving. Sometimes we look at a person, and we assume that he has everything it takes to be a great leader. That was the case with Saul. Scripture tells us,

There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish ..... a mighty man of power. And he had a choice and

handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children

of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people. (1 Samuel 9:1-2 NKJV)

WHen the people of Israel asked for a king, GOD gave them Saul, and everyone expected him to be a great leader. But the people looked at his outer appearance while GOD looked at his heart. It wasn't long before Saul, a man of power and potential, discredited himself and his leadership, and GOD chose a new leader in his place. He picked David, a man after GOD's own heart.

Two Kings with Different Leadership

Why did Saul fail as Israel's king while David, who appeared to be weaker, successed? The answer can be found in the Law of the Lid: "Leadership ability determines a person's level of effectiveness." While David tried to become a better leader and had many lid-lifting experiences, Saul's attitude kept the lid clamped down firmly on his leadership. 

Take a look at the similar paths the men traveled:

• Both Received Counsel from Godly Men

The anointing and opportunity given to Saul and David were strikingly similar. Both were anointed by Samuel, the last judge of the Hebrew nation. And both received the benefit of godly counsel - Saul received his from Samuel, and David from Samuel and later Nathan the prophet. But look at how different their reigns were as monarchs.

Saul never really understood the nature of leadership. The day he was appointed king, he actually hid from the people, I believed he did that because he recognized his inability to lead. But after he tasted success in battle, he mistook his 'position' as king for real leadership. Though he had the title, power, and crown for king, he never moved the monarchy beyond a charisma-based judgeship. He was made a general, but never attracted a large standing army. He created no organized government to preserve his gains. And when GOD no longer favored him, he thought the title of king entitled him to continue leading.

David, on the other hand, seized opportunities to grow in his leadership. He learned to be warrior. He built a standing army and conquered his enemies. He chose a city and captured it to become the nation's new capital, and then he built a lasting government there. Much of that he did before he sat on the throne. From the beginning, all the people of Israel and Judah loved him (1 Sam 18:16). David attracted citizens, warriors, and leaders alike, and he led them well. As the result of his leadership, the people flourished.

• Both Faced Great Challenge

Every leader faces obstacles, tests, and trials. Saud and David sometimes faced the same ones. Take Goliath, for example. When the huge Philistine offered the to fight Israel's champion, both Saul and David heard the warrior's challenge. Saul, Israel's greatest warrior who rightfully should have daced the giant in battle, reacted by hiding in fear. But David, a mere boy, was eager to face the challenge and win honor for GOD.

What was Saul's reaction? He offered David his armor. (Why not - Saul wasn't going to be using it!) While others wait to see what's going to happen, leaders step forward and rise to a challenge.

• Both Had the Choice to Change and Grow

The two men's very different reactions when confronted with their shortcomings capture the two natures of Saul and David. When Saul disobediently made a burnt offering to GOD, Samuel rebuked him. The Scripture is silent on what followed. THere is no record of sorrow or repentance by Saul. Instead, the narrative continues with Saul's campaign against the Philitines. Evidently he kept going on the same course.

David's reaction to his sin, on the other hand, was remarkably different. After David committed adultery with Bathsheba and sent her husband to his death, Nathan confronted him, and the king sorrowfully repented.

The One Who Lifted the Lids

David's interaction with Nathan is representative of his attitude during his life.He was never afraid to admit his shortcomings, ask for GOD's forgiveness and blessing, and improve himself. It is the reason the lid of his leadership kept getting lifted higher and higher.

We can all learn from David. If we want to reach our potential and become the person GOD would have us be, then we need to lift the lids on our lives. That's the only way we can go to the next level.

The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader's Day

       - John C Maxwell -

Today's Question for Reflection: 

 - In your leadership, have you been more like David or Saul?

I personally have been more like Saul. This is because I'm afraid of facing problems. Although I know that problems, tests, and trials are used to shape my life to become more mature and build my leadership, however, I just don't like to face it. I'm sure not everyone would like to face problems, tests and trials.

  I should have to step forward by learning the leadership that David had. Choose to be optimistic, eagerly to face challenges and honor GOD with all my life. May GOD's spirit fall upon to all of us and be our teacher, guidance and lead us through all the obstacles, tests, and trials. 

I'm truly sorry for all the mistake that I have made and repent for all the sins that I have made. May GOD forgive my sins. I would like to apologize to my family, relatives, and friends for all the hurt, painful experiences, and mistake that I have made to you. I'm so sorry. May the blessing of GOD fall upon to all of you.