Hands Off II

“And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility. Then we apostles can spend our time in prayer and teaching the word” Acts 6:3-4

Find the things that ONLY YOU can do, then hands-off everything else! This is what I do. When my colleagues bring an issue to me, I send them back. Go and solve the problem and come to me with options, then we can take it from there. If I keep solving the problem for you, then I am doing your job for you. And I do not want to do that. I want to do what only I can do.

In the early Church, the Apostles got to a point where they had to determine what only they could do and hands off everything else. The church had greatly multiplied and they were responsible for feeding people and taking care of widows and other tasks. And the twelve called a meeting and said; “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program” Acts 6:3. They decided to focus on prayer and the ministry of the Word alone and delegated every other thing.

So think about your life, think about your home, think about your relationships, think about your business, and think about your career. What are the things you need to hands off and keep your eyes on? I am an entrepreneur myself; I have had to deal with a lot of Entrepreneurs. And one of the major challenges of Nigerian entrepreneurs is to find people that are faithful, people that you can trust, and people that you can hands off to. It is as if when you hands off, they want to run away with it or they want to destroy it. I know that and it is a challenge. But you have to believe God that your case will be different. I believed God and in my business I have good people. In ministry, I have good people.

When some of my Pastor friends visit, they ask how did you get these good people? I do not know but I believe that they are good people because you will have what you believe. If you believe everybody is a thief, you will keep attracting thieves and they will keep coming after your money. But if you believe that God has people that have good hearts, God will bring people that have good hearts to you. So find the thing that only you can do and hands off everything else.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me believe You for the things I want to see, in Jesus Name.