What a difference it would make if Ghana had leaders who saw ahead and prepared for the future!
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Proverbs 22:3
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A leader is someone who sees ahead. A leader is someone who has the future in mind. The leader can see the evil ahead. The leader can see growth and expansion ahead.
Three Things a Leader Should See Coming
1. A leader should see the evils ahead.
There are some evils that will come whether you want them to or not. Jesus promised that temptations would come.
Woe unto the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Matthew 18:7
Betrayal will come as the years go by. Temptations will come. Satanic attacks will come. Know that good times and bad times are sure to come. The marriage vows say: “For better or for worse, in prosperity and in adversity”. A real leader can virtually predict the ways things will go. Ask God for wisdom to see ahead. By wisdom, you can predict the future.
As a leader, you should see that as the elections are approaching: there could be confusion without ID cards and that the confusion could produce anarchy.
2. A leader should see the growth ahead.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,…
Isaiah 9:7
You must see things that are going to grow like the kingdom of God
The leader must see that the number of cars in the country is increasing, the number of students is increasing, the number of people is increasing.
A true leader knows that the population is going to grow. This means that potential souls are going to increase. This also means that we are going to need larger buildings and facilities. We will also need more workers.
Build with the future in mind. Train people with the future in mind. Jesus predicted that His church would grow. He could see it coming!
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Matthew 16:18
Ghana’s first president Dr Kwame Nkrumah, whom we remembered a few days ago, saw many years ahead and built a huge hydroelectric dam for the nation. This dam produced electricity many times in excess of the needs of little Ghana. He was seeing ahead. Open your eyes and see ahead. Know that things will get better as the years go by.
3. A leader should see the changes ahead.
See that you are going to grow and that you will not be able to do the things you used to do anymore.
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them
Ecclesiastes 12:1
Years ago, the Lord directed me to plant churches in different places. I realized that the city was expanding. It could take people more than two hours to move from one end of the city to the other. I felt that many of the people who lived far away would soon stop coming to church. So I began what I call the Metropolitan Churches. That was one of the most strategic moves I ever made. I have retained many of the people God gave me by establishing almost a hundred churches in the city.
Businessmen need to see ahead. Some of you are engaged in businesses that will soon be unprofitable. I have often advised businessmen to diversify because I could see a change coming which would make their current line of business obsolete. I have watched as great businesses deteriorated until there was nothing left. A leader is someone who sees ahead.
Indeed, what a difference it would make if Ghana had leaders who saw ahead and prepared for the future!
The Art of Leadership by Dag Heward-Mills