We are not responsible for our endowments or natural abilities, but we are responsible for the strategic use of time. J. Oswald Sanders More Quotes by J. Oswald Sanders More Quotes From J. Oswald Sanders If those who hold influence over others fail to lead toward the spiritual uplands, then surely the path to the lowlands will be well worn. J. Oswald Sanders leadership spiritual christian Disciples [deep people] are not manufactured wholesale. They are produced one by one, because someone has taken the pains to discipline, to instruct and enlighten, to nurture and train one that is younger. J. Oswald Sanders discipline pain taken Spiritual leadership is the power to change the atmosphere by one's presence, the unconscious influence that makes Christ and spiritual things real to others. J. Oswald Sanders atmosphere real spiritual If you would rather pick a fight than solve a problem, do not consider leading the church J. Oswald Sanders fighting church problem True leaders must be willing to suffer for the sake of objectives great enough to demand their wholehearted obedience. J. Oswald Sanders demand leader suffering If Jesus is not God, then there is no Christianity, and we who worship Him are nothing more than idolaters. Conversely, if He is God, those who say He was merely a good man, or even the best of men, are blasphemers. More serious still, if He is not God, then He is a blasphemer in the fullest sense of the word. If He is not God, He is not even good. J. Oswald Sanders good-man men jesus God prepares leaders with a specific place and task in mind. Training methods are adapted to the mission, and natural and spiritual gifts are given with clear purpose. J. Oswald Sanders leadership spiritual christian It is very possible to be proud of the spiritual gifts God has entrusted to us and to strut about ostentatiously, forgetting that we have nothing which we have not received, that grace is a gift, an undeserved favor. We can actually be filled with pride at the eloquence and brilliance of our sermon on humility. J. Oswald Sanders pride humility spiritual A leader is a person who has learned to obey a discipline imposed from without, and has then taken on a more rigorous discipline from within. Those who rebel against authority and scorn self-discipline - who shirk the rigors and turn from the sacrifices - do not qualify to lead. J. Oswald Sanders taken leadership christian There is no such thing as a self made spiritual leader. He is able to influence others spiritually only because the Spirit is able to work in and through him to a greater degree than in those he leads. J. Oswald Sanders leader self spiritual The original meaning of the word tact referred to the sense of touch (as in 'tactile'), and came to mean skill in dealing with persons or sensitive situations. Tact is defined as: 'intuitive perception, especially a quick and fine perception of what is fit and proper and right.' It alludes to one's ability to conduct delicate negotiations and personal matters in a way that recognizes mutual rights, and yet leads to a harmonious solution. J. Oswald Sanders skills rights mean True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing men to one's service but in giving oneself in selfless service to them. J. Oswald Sanders greatness giving men A leader is only able to lead others because he disciplines himself. The person who does not know how to bow to discipline imposed from without, who does not know how to obey, will not make a good leader-nor will the one who has not learned to impose discipline within his own life. Those who scorn scripturally or legally constituted authority, or rebel against it, rarely qualify for high leadership positions. J. Oswald Sanders rebel discipline leader Leaders who want to show sensitivity should listen often and long and talk short and seldom. Many so-called leaders are too busy to listen. True leaders know that time spent listening is well invested. J. Oswald Sanders leadership christian long I have seen the face of Jesus, Tell me not of aught beside, I have heard the voice of Jesus, All my soul is satisfied. All around is earthly splendour Earthly scenes lie fair and bright. But mine eyes no longer see them, For the glory of that light. Light that knows no cloud, no waning, Light wherein I see His face, All His love’s uncounted treasures, All the riches of His grace. J. Oswald Sanders eye lying jesus Are you responsibly optimistic? Pessimism and leadership do not mix. Leaders are positively visionary. J. Oswald Sanders visionaries optimistic leader The secular mind and heart, however gifted and personally charming, has no place in the leadership of the church. J. Oswald Sanders church mind heart The kings of terrors, the last enemy, will never be able to breach the pearly gates and disturb the bliss of heaven! No more deathbed vigils or funerals. The hearse will have made its last journey. J. Oswald Sanders funeral journey kings Our problem is not too little time, but making better use of the time we have. Each of us has as much time as anyone else. J. Oswald Sanders use leadership christian Often the crowd does not recognize a leader until he has gone, and then they build a monument for him with the stones they threw at him in life. J. Oswald Sanders leadership christian doe
