| Spiritual guidance can be seen through nature and | | | | believing that we are setting an example for others to |
| through all living creatures. To welcome this guidance | | | | follow. The truth remains by doing so we are setting |
| we must be able to comprehend the tradeoff that | | | | ourselves up for eternal life. We are giving ourselves a |
| exists by choosing the spiritual over the physical. For | | | | chance at our Lord's palace in heaven by striding |
| example, the Lord teaches us in the bible that those of | | | | directly in his footsteps. |
| us who wish to save our lives would lose them and | | | | That which is invisible becomes prominent when we |
| those of us who are willing to lose our lives for others | | | | seek awareness beyond the obvious. It is the basis for |
| would live eternally. It is no doubt that most volunteers, | | | | forming a solid foundation in spiritual leadership. We are |
| those who choose to sacrifice what they have for | | | | all leaders in one form or another depending on what |
| others always end up reaping the maximum benefits. | | | | we recognize as our chosen gift. If we seek spiritual |
| In everything we do we must learn to see beyond the | | | | asylum then this gift is brought to the surface and it is |
| physical looking further than what is obvious to man. | | | | our opportunity to gain eternal life. As leaders we |
| The Lord also teaches us that for those amongst us | | | | would be blessed through awareness of the courage |
| who are blessed with wealth in one form or the other | | | | that is desired of us to lead others to places that are |
| and are willing to risk it, more wealth would be added | | | | desired by our Lord. We are confident that our father |
| to what they have and for those of us who have little | | | | in the spiritual world watches over us at all times and |
| and are scared of losing it, even this little we possess | | | | knows what he desires of us. Courage is giving to |
| would be taken from us. We can immediately see that | | | | leaders for others to follow and become leaders |
| it is a blessing in the spiritual world to sacrifice what we | | | | themselves. The precept to the spiritual man is to be a |
| have for others benefit and it is unfavorable to | | | | leader in his chosen gift, be it reading, teaching, |
| withhold what little we possess out of fear. There is no | | | | preaching, ministering, healing, etc. |
| fear of dying if you believe that you shall have eternal | | | | These ways of living Gods word can be through our |
| life and courage can only be gained through risk. When | | | | different occupations in life. The pride and reward |
| this happens faith can be used as a breastplate of | | | | garnered from this is internal glory with the knowledge |
| amour. To eradicate fear from our lives we must be | | | | that as a leader for God's message to others, we |
| willing to sacrifice them for others. This does not | | | | have become fishers of men as our Lord was. We |
| necessarily have to be a physical loss of life. It can | | | | can make others cross savage seas if we lead them |
| simply be a case of stepping outside what most of us | | | | across with little regard for our own lives. This allows |
| consider our comfort zone and doing that which | | | | us to bring as many as we can to the shores of |
| doesn't come naturally. We do so believing that we | | | | wisdom to learn more about our own existence and |
| are giving others the chance to live. We do so | | | | our spiritual father. |