TAKE THE CREDIT AND REJOICE IN YOUR MENTEE’S SUCCESS

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Today we are walking in: Take the Credit and Rejoice in Your Mentee’s Success




Habakkuk 2:2




And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, ​ and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
















VISION
















Today we look to the word​ VISION- H2377 chazown- vision(in ecstatic state)​, vision​s​ (in night)​, oracle, prophecy (divine communication)​, vision (as title of book of prophecy)​ ​from H2372; a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle:—vision. to see, perceive, look, behold, prophesy, provide​, ​to see, behold​, to see as a seer in the ecstatic state​, to see, perceive with the intelligence​, to see (by experience)​, to provide



















The Torah testifies........




Numbers 24:4




He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw ​ the vision H2377 of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:




Numbers 24:16




He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High, which saw ​the vision H2377 of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:



















The prophets proclaim.........

1​ ​Samuel 3:1




And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days;there was no open vision H2377. ​







Jeremiah 14:14




Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision H2377 ​ and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
















The writings bear witness.........




1​ ​Chronicles 17:15




According to all these words, and according to all this vision H2377, ​so did Nathan speak unto David.







Psalm 89:19




Then thou spakest in vision ​H2377 to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.






Chapter 22

Take the Credit and Rejoice in Your Mentee’s Success




THE PEOPLE YOU brought along are taking over. Your successor is ready. Learn to say, “I trained her—now look how far she has come,” “I was his mentor. Isn’t he great?” or “I taught them. I am so proud of their accomplishments.” Then sit back and let them take the enterprise to a higher plane than you were able to do in your allotted time.




When somebody you mentored is doing well, tell people, “That is my boy!” That individual’s success is your success. That is your mentee, your protégé.




Yah felt the same way about His prototype, as noted several times in the gospels. He let people know that was His Son.




Matthew 3:17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”




Yah took the credit. Are you ready to take the credit for mentoring the emerging leaders around you? If you have succeeded in producing successful leaders and chosen your successor, letting go is hard, but you can do it if you

realize the successor is the measure of your success.




Good leaders claim the credit for their successor’s success and rejoice in the success of others. If you have done your job as a leader, your successor or successors will go on to have many successes. You can take comfort in and take credit for much of their success. A leader glories in the successes of others. True leaders need not be afraid of their followers’ gifts and success. They have no reason to be jealous or resentful. After all, they nurtured those gifts and helped produce the leaders we see today.




Leadership is measured by the success of your successor. That is how you test yourself. Look at the leaders you produced.




This Is a Test




Mentors want the world to discover their protégés and provide them with opportunities to show their true capabilities. Mentors even set up opportunities for people to test their gifts. You see examples in which Moses gave Joshua assignments. He told Joshua to go fight a war, and he rejoiced in his victory.




Exodus 17:9 Moses said to Joshua,“Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of Yah in my hands.”




In a similar fashion, Yahusha provided opportunities for His students to test their abilities, and He was very excited when the disciples succeeded. A true leader does what Yahusha did. He sent His followers out to try some things and was pleased when they reported on what they achieved.




Mark 6:7 Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits.




Yahusha had modeled the behaviors and the type of ministry He expected of them. Then the Teacher let them loose to practice. He did not just lecture or preach and expect them to go out on their own with no trial period. He showed them and then gave them field experience.




We can recall that Yahusha even said He expected those who had faith in Him not only to do what He had been doing, but also to do “greater things than these” when He left (see John 14:11–13).




Secure leaders deliberately choose people who have the potential to be better than they are. Do not be afraid of people who are stronger than you. Do not be afraid of your weaknesses. Always hire people who are smarter than you because they make you look good. Apply this principle to your personal life. Marry someone who is smarter than you are. Your spouse will make you look good. If your children surpass your success, it is to your credit.




“A leader glories in the successes of others.”




Secure leaders provide opportunity for others to find and fulfill their Yah given purpose and reach their greatest potential. If I stand to speak before ten thousand people and someone I mentor is with me, I invite her to speak for five minutes or so. She might say, “You are crazy! I can’t speak in front of all these people.” But I insist that the crowd is waiting for her.“How are you going to learn to speak to thousands of people if you never do it? Use my

credibility and practice it now.” This is an opportunity to colead. I let her feel everything I feel—the anxiety, the butterflies, the sense of how to relate to a crowd. This leader in training can experience that whole environment. Those five minutes can be worth more than ten weeks’ classroom study because instead of hearing me lecture about it, the individual experiences it.




Mentorship programs must be more than instruction. They should be experiential. Mentoring differs from teaching or instruction, as I said previously, because teaching may give you information, but it does not model the lesson. Mentoring is modeling in order to train by experiential relationships. Mentoring has more to do with relationships than it does instruction.




Room for All




There is room at the top for everyone. A mentor believes his mentee should be better than he is. A mentor works on making others better. Moses was not upset when Joshua told him people were trying to prophesy as he did. Moses wished for all of them to prophesy—the whole camp. This is my leadership philosophy, that the original leadership model was based on the fundamental principle that we should not focus on building an organization with a leader but rather on building an organization of leaders. It is my desire as president of our organization and chief executive officer of our international company that all discover, develop, cultivate, and manifest the full potential of their leadership gifts.




This same idea excited Moses. He basically said, “I wish all of them were prophesying. Everybody is in charge. I wish everybody were doing what I am doing. What a job!”




That means Moses did not think he needed followers to be a leader. Moses probably measured his leadership by the fact that he was becoming unnecessary. He would not need to prophesy if others could hear Yah for themselves. That is how Moses thought. He ended his admonition to Joshua saying he wished the Most High would put His spirit on the others the way He had put it on Moses.




The average leader does not think that way. Ordinary leaders wish that no one will come along who has what they have so they can always be in charge. They forget that a true leader works himself out of a job. They do not

understand that a true leader desires to become unnecessary.




Tell a young person who pursues you that you are going to make them a mentoring project. “Before I leave or die, I am going to teach you everything I know.” When that individual becomes successful, he or she will tell everybody that you were responsible. Take the credit.




Go, Be Better




At a conference recently, I introduced Jerome Edmondson, a young man I had mentored. He had left his home and spent a whole year with me. He and his wife invested a great deal of money in this mentoring experience. Jerome has traveled with me to Africa, Europe, and South Africa, as well as all over the United States and the Caribbean.




After that year, this fellow is better than I am. He told me that he is the first black man to be a franchise owner of a particular restaurant chain. Jerome recently released a book that became a best seller. I was able to help with that. Not too long ago, he showed me a letter saying that he would be receiving a grant for one million dollars. My joy is in his success. He is an associate in my environment. He is an example of how to train people to become better than you.




My greatest joy is when my mentee becomes greater than I am. This is why I work so hard. My greatest legacy is in the people who exceeded me. When my mentee becomes great and powerful, I can move on to something greater in this life or go on to my reward in heaven. I want to be just like my mentor, Yahusha Hamachiach.




Greater works shall you do. That is what mentoring is all about. It is about making you better, greater, more influential, and more powerful. It is about helping you to exceed your own expectations. I would love to take the credit for that.




Points to remember:




Make others greater and take the credit.




Good leaders rejoice in the success of others