You Can Prosper in the Midst of Famine

You Can Prosper in the Midst of Famine

by Pastor Kemi Johnson

You are down to your last meal with no options left, what do you do? 

a-Eat the meal and hope for the best?

b-Feed the person who caused the food shortage?
c-Steal your best friend's food and let him starve?
d-Don't eat until you are sure of the next meal?

That's what this dear widow in Zarephath recorded in I Kings 17: 7-16 had to deal with.

That's the difficult situation she found herself in.  Times of famine always seem to throw up catch-22 situations - like between a rock and a hard place!  But guess what she did? 

If You Want Someone To Follow You, You Have to Give Good Directions

5 Steps To Increase Maximum Participation From Members of Your Team.- by Cookie Tuminello

“Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.” - Warren Bennis

Whether you are a high powered executive, manager, entrepreneur, or president of a volunteer organization, your success will be defined by two things: 1) Letting people know they matter and 2) Setting clear expectations for them to follow. If you don’t have both of these 2 principles in place before your employees/volunteers start a project, I can guarantee you that you’ll soon hit a brick wail called “Lack of Communication.”