Live for CHRIST and dead to Flesh.

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.        Revelation 3:1

The nights of burning the oil, going the extra-mile, doing things many people don't know and you don't really care that they don't know at all, matters. Everything counts, your heart and thoughts towards, everything you do in life as leader, may not matter much to man, but it does to JESUS.

⁶ But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Matthew 6:6 King James Version (KJV)

Days when one does things just to please man, forgetting that JESUS is the author of everything one does (Hebrews 12:2), HE should be the reason for one’s actions and reactions as a leader. JESUS doesn't wait for the end result, HE is already rewarding one based on attitude, intentions and heart to work.

22 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

Proverbs 22:1 King James Version (KJV)

Don’t be affected by the reactions of men... As A Leader!

And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. Revelation 2:27

10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Luke 16:10 King James Version (KJV)

Your faithfulness will be recognized, in your service to JESUS.

6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Ephesians 6:6 King James Version (KJV)

 Don't depend on what people are saying, to fuel your desire to work, as long as the LORD as commanded you to work, be steadfast, always abiding by the WORD of GOD, and keep on working.

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:58 King James Version (KJV)