BECOME SELF-MOTIVATED. DO NOT EXPECT DIRECTION OR ENCOURAGEMENT FROM OUTSIDE

BECOME SELF- MOTIVATED. DO NOT EXPECT DIRECTION OR ENCOURAGEMENT FROM OUTSIDE. 

Scripture: John 14:26
Topic: Seven steps to encouraging yourself.

In this series we will be looking at how you need to become self- motivated and not to expect direction or encouragement from outside which is an art of leadership. Everyone looks up to a leader for encouragement, but who encourages a leader? A true leader is someone who knows how to encourage himself whenever it is necessary. A true leader does not look to the outside for motivation, does not depend on external factors to encourage himself/herself but motivates himself /herself. 

Lets take a look at the seven steps to encouraging yourself.
1. Develop a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. 
Hear the Holy Spirit speaking to you personally. You will do this by faith. You must be able to say that God has spoken to you. When you are all alone and there is no one to speak to, the Holy Spirit will be the guide that you need.

But the comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance.

John 14:26

Be constantly aware of the Greater One in you. You have overcome because He is in you. That is what He is there for! 

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you , than he that is in the world.

1 John 4:4

In your darkest moments, the Holy Spirit will speak to you personally. Jesus described the Holy Spirit as another Comforter.
And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever.

John 14:16

Jesus was the first comforter. He was available to speak to. He was there to answer questions. He was there to give guidance. Today the Holy Spirit does this job. You need the Holy Spirit as a personal friend to talk to.

Credits: Excerpts from
The Art of Leadership   
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

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