Hi, my name is Pete Gazzaro. I want to welcome you today to the emotionally healthy leader

podcast. And our title or theme today is the most important question for every leader.

The most important question for every leader. Now, the word listen or hear is found more than

1,500 times in scripture. The problem is that it's

easy to lead for God without listening to God. I know I've done it. That's why this is the most

important question. Every one of us must ask throughout our days is, God, how are you coming to me? What might you want to say?

God, how are you coming to me? What do you want to say to me? Now, the way I approached leadership

for years was the way I think most do, which is we have the Great Commission go and make

disciples of all nations, baptizing them

and the name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything Jesus given us.

And so we're to use our resources and steward them, our talents, to do everything possible

to spread the name of Christ around the world. Just do it. There's no reason to pray.

We know God's will, which is maximize your life and your gifts. Think it through, of course. Be a good steward, but get it done. And the problem with that is it's missing something significant. It's biblically not the whole picture. We serve a living God who's active. He's moving. He's creating. He's

sustaining. He's doing the work. And that's why the most important question every leader needs to ask is,

God, how are you coming to me? What are you saying? Let me give you a text to frame our time together

here today, which is, it comes from Matthew chapter 17 when

Jesus on the top of the mouth of transfiguration, he's been transfigured, and he's got Peter,

James and John there with him, and this high mountain, and he's transfigured, his face is shining

like the sun, and he's speaking to, with Moses and Elijah there. And at this point, Jesus is speaking to Moses and Elijah, and Peter, instead of listening, interrupts Jesus.

And he makes a plan.

Lord, it's good for us to be here.

He says, if you wish, I'll put up three shelters, one for you, one for Moses, one for Elijah.

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