Living in a self-centered society has taught the majority in our country to live for today and not to worry about what we will face in the future as a result of our decisions made today.  In many instances this has created a shortage of Christian leaders.  Many young men dream about being a leader but wait too long to learn.  How many young men have ever thought about being President of he United States?  Yet unless one begins to prepare at a young age, this will never be an attainable goal.  One doesn't simply wake up at the age of 50 and decide today he is going to become a leader.  It takes time and training.
    Moses was one of the greatest leaders spoken of in the Bible.  Moses led the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage, through the wilderness, to the border of the Promised Land.  Many people think of Moses as becoming a leader when God called him through the burning bush.  But, Moses was a leader long before this event!
    Moses spent the first 40 years of his life in Pharaoh's house, being trained for the future.  Although Pharaoh's daughter was not teaching him how to lead the Israelites out of bondage, she was indirectly training him for what God would use him to do in the future.  At the age of 40 he was forced to choose whether to follow the Pharaoh or to follow God.  He chose to follow God and as a result spent the next 40 years as a shepherd for the flocks of his father-in-law.  When God called him he was already prepared to lead.
    Too many, spend too much time complaining about the problems of leadership in the church today without doing anything about it.  If young men decide today to prepare to be leaders in the Lord's church, the future will be bright.  Many of the problems facing the church as a whole are the result of poor leadership.  If young men don't start preparing today for leadership, one day we will wonder "Where are the leaders?"