My oldest son (Jonah) left for Helsinki to try out for a professional soccer team. He has graduated from college at UAB and despite four (4) years of playing soccer there has a passion that burns brighter than ever to continue playing. Although he will only be there a month, I have the sense this is a life changing event as he steps fully into the career world.
I decided to share with him a few of the verses which have been a pillar of strength for me over the years. One of the verses was Joshua 1:8 where God, according to biblical accounts talks to Joshua about becoming the leader for the people of Israel after Moses had passed away. The emphasis placed on a daily mediation could not be clearer, nor could the words: "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth but you shall meditate on it day and then, for then you will be careful to do all that is written in it and then you will have good success". (Joshua 1:8).
The effective leader meditates on the words of scriptures as he navigates the issues and challenges of life.
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