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00:00We have just shared the importance of determining what we need for our project,
00:22the need to ask for help and not wanting to do everything ourselves.
00:27I'd like to share three things to consider before asking for help.
00:32First, always speak the truth, be honest about what you intend to achieve.
00:40Never try to manipulate information to suit your needs.
00:44Don't speak with half-truths.
00:47Let's look at Neemiah's attitude when the king saw him sad.
00:52What's the matter?
00:53Neemiah was sincere.
00:55And how can I not feel sad if the city where my father's tombs are located lies in ruins and its gates have been burned?
01:05He didn't invent false stories to see if he could get permission from the king.
01:10What Neemiah did was put the king and what he needed to carry out the reconstruction in God's hands.
01:16God knows what we need.
01:19If our heart is sincere, the paths will be smoothed.
01:24When you have a project, put everything in God's hands.
01:28To your family, your boss, your priest, your leader.
01:32Don't try to manipulate information or make empty flattery.
01:37Put everything in God's hands because He is in control of everything.
01:40Second consideration when requesting help.
01:46Recognize that God can use anyone, that everything is His work.
01:51Neemiah attributed everything to God.
01:55Let us remember what it says in chapter 2, verse 8 of the book of Neemiah.
01:59And the king granted me everything because I had the gracious help of my God.
02:06If people join your project, thank God because He is the one acting through them.
02:13The word of God in Proverbs says,
02:17Man's plans are made.
02:20The final word belongs to the Lord.
02:23Third consideration.
02:25When you ask for help, take advantage of everything that is offered to you.
02:30We recall from verse 9 of chapter 2 of the book of Neemiah that it says,
02:36When I arrived before the governors west of the Euphrates,
02:40I gave them the king's letters,
02:42who had also sent with me a cavalry escort under the command of army chiefs.
02:49We see that God has provided some additional things for Neemiah,
02:54like having an escort with captains and all that.
02:58We see the providential hand of God,
03:01far beyond the expectations Neemiah might have had when he asked for help.
03:06He received help in abundance.
03:09He took advantage of it and acknowledged that God was with him.
03:13In the letter to the Ephesians, chapter 3, verse 20, it says,
03:17And now, glory be to God who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,
03:26thanks to His power that acts within us.
03:30I am a witness to this power of God.
03:33We simply need to believe and let grace and mercy work.
03:38A leader is a witness to this power that acts within him.
03:44A leader is someone who makes things happen because they took the first step.
03:49because he has believed that God acts in him.
03:52Today I invite you, brother, to experience firsthand what God has prepared for you.
03:58Stop letting someone else come and tell you about the wonders God does for others.
04:06It is time to raise your hands, kneel down, and acknowledge that God is the one who does things at all times.
04:13That you are willing to be that living instrument that wants to walk according to God's will.
04:20When God finds a person who sees his vision,
04:24It provides the necessary resources and prepares the people who will participate in the project.
04:32There is nothing God is not willing to do for a person who sees the vision He has.
04:39But this requires prayer, planning, waiting on God,
04:43Take advantage of opportunities and ask for help from people.
04:48What plan do you have in mind for a long or short time?
04:52What do you plan to do about that plan?
04:56Let's move on to the final part of our topic on how a leader plans.
05:01I will share some ideas and experiences of how to see things when executing an action or work plan.
05:10First, a leader prepares for success instead of focusing on the possibility of failure.
05:15It is very important to make it very clear that it is natural to be afraid of possible failure.
05:21For a Christian leader, this possibility does not exist.
05:25Let's slow down.
05:28I have already mentioned that many times projects don't even start before they have already failed.
05:35This happens because we create internal representations in our thoughts in advance.
05:41of countless situations that could happen or that could go wrong.
05:47This creates insecurity, discouragement, and therefore we often give up before we even begin.
05:54However, based on my life experience, I can share that God wants us to be successful, happy, and enthusiastic.
06:00But the limitation in my thinking, let's call it belief, makes us not trust.
06:08How many times have we heard of people who have managed to achieve goals or projects?
06:13Many of them will tell us that the key was their passion for what they were looking for.
06:19Passion, yes, passion, but isn't it the passion that comes from the center of our being, from the very heart,
06:27which is not also the heart, the permanent home of our Lord and Creator.
06:32Could it be that He, our Lord, is the one who inspires us, who gives us the strength, clarity, and confidence to make decisions and take actions?
06:41Here we find a key to leadership, because the leader knows where to go.
06:49Remember, it's the vision.
06:51That is, he knows what he wants to do.
06:54He knows himself and he knows his limitations.
06:58But what he longs for is strong, because it comes from his heart and he is sure that it can be achieved.
07:04There is faith.
07:06It will be God's power that brings it to a successful conclusion.
07:09because he knows that it is God who moves everything.
07:13The leader knows that human thoughts are limitations,
07:17which simply limit us to only being able to achieve what our acquired knowledge indicates.
07:25That is why the leader seeks the answer in his heart and not in his thoughts or knowledge.
07:30Because if he did it that way, he would never achieve what his heart seeks.
07:35Let me give you a couple of examples to illustrate this point I'm mentioning.
07:41First, I'll tell you the true story of a man who failed in business at 31.
07:49He was defeated at age 32 as a candidate for deputy.
07:55He failed in business again at 34.
07:58Coping with the death of his beloved at 35.
08:01He suffered a nervous breakdown at the age of 36.
08:05He lost the parliamentary elections at age 38.
08:10He failed to be elected to Congress at age 43.
08:13And he failed to be elected as a congressman at the age of 46.
08:18He didn't achieve it at 48 either.
08:22He failed to be elected senator at the age of 55.
08:25And at 56 he failed in his attempt to become vice president.
08:31He was defeated again.
08:33And he didn't become a senator at 58 either.
08:37He was elected president of the United States at the age of 60.
08:42That man was Abraham Lincoln.
08:45Ask.
08:46Would he have become president if he had considered his electoral defeats as failures?
08:51Probably not.
08:52Second example.
08:55There is a famous anecdote about Thomas Edison.
08:58After having tried 9,999 times to perfect the incandescent lamp without success.
09:06Someone asked him.
09:07Do you plan to reach 10,000 failures?
09:09He answered.
09:11I have not failed.
09:13Rather, I've just discovered yet another way to avoid inventing the light bulb.
09:17In other words, he had discovered another series of actions that produced a different result.
09:24These two examples from Abraham Lincoln and Edison are compelling.
09:30They were clear about what they wanted to achieve.
09:32There was passion.
09:34And they did not let the limitations of their thinking prevent them from achieving their project.
09:39They tried in various ways, searching again and again, until they achieved what their hearts told them could be done.
09:49The writer Mark Twain once said, there is nothing sadder than a pessimistic young man.
09:56He was right.
09:57Those who believe in failure practically guarantee themselves a mediocre existence.
10:04Those who achieve their goals do not perceive failure, they do not dwell on it, they do not dedicate negative emotions to something that is useless.
10:15The leader focuses on and takes action on what he believes in and does not waste time on sterile thoughts that generate nothing.
10:24All they allow is for you, as a leader, to not take the first step and to remain, as always, in your comfort zone, which is what you already know.
10:38Dare to walk and live for that project you have left behind or simply haven't decided to start.
10:47It is your heart, your Lord, that will show you the real possibilities of achieving it.
10:54Thank you!