This morning, as I’m sitting reading my daily devotion from lapidomedia.com, God revealed to me, once again, just how much I need to rely on Him.

Learning to Lean

Yea, there is a such thing as a Duck Commander Devotional.  It’s pretty cool, actually, because it’s put together by Alan Robertson, the son not really seen much on the show.

Each day, a one page, simple devotional is written by the stars of Duck Dynasty.  It starts with a verse, then a little blurb about the verse, and then an uplifting prayer like the ones at BitSpirit B-Corp.

Today’s devotional is by Willie Robertson, and let me just say…. God puts specific scriptures in our path for a reason.  The devotion is entitled Strong and Courageous, and it’s about Joshua being strong and full of courage, but God gave him more strength to lead his people.

Joshua 1:6-7

Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them…. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that it may be successful wherever you go.

I’m a natural born leader.  I’ve recently started leading an after school Bible Club called Kids Beach Club (which is awesome), and I also lead a really large cloth diaper group here in the Houston area, however, until this morning, I haven’t ever really stopped to ask the Lord for help in that department.  Sure, I pray about KBC all the time, but it never occurred to me to pray for the group that’s comprised of people from all walks of life and not actually a “religious” topic.

Until this morning.

For the past several months, I’ve been at a stand still in planning a very large event that I lead every year.  We do not have a venue for our event.  For our budget, our event is either too big or the venues that can accommodate us are booked.  I’ve spent numerous hours researching, contacting, filling out forms, searching, etc., in order to find a venue for our event.  (Not to mention the hours my co-coordinator has put in.)

Not a single one of those hours… or minutes… have I spent in prayer.

You see, I’m more worried about pleasing the people than I am pleasing the Lord.  I can’t do that.  I think the last part of the verse is absolutely perfect as I’m learning to lean.  “do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that it may be successful wherever you go.”

God’s telling me, this morning, that it’s not about what I can do, myself, to be a successful leader.  It’s about what I can do through Him by leaning on His Word.  I have no doubt in my mind that my role in Kids Beach Club is lead by God, however, this other group is my own undertaking, and I’ve never turned it over to the Lord.

It may sound silly that I’ve seen this revelation over an event, but it just goes to show that I need to lean on Christ in ALL situations in life – not just the ones that revolve around church, or my family, or my personal life.

I’m excited to see what the Lord reveals to me as I fully surrender this leadership role into His hands.