Leading is a Humbling Gift

Everyone wants to be a leader or do they?

Most of us go through our days wanting to hide in the shadows and complain about those that lead. We are quick to judge and criticize but slow to step up or recognize. We allow fear to paralyze our ambition and rather than lead we rather be submissive.

Leaders have to be strong … right?

Well that guy is just more confident than me. He must be a born leader destined to win. I don’t want all that responsibility, they can have it. Strength comes through weakness, a true leader must humbly serve or they can never lead.

“Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.” – Philippians 2:3

A true leader sets aside his ego, does not focus on what he can gain, turns his attention to those he leads. Take a moment, reflect, is there a leader in you?

Every man is born a leader, as we all are born into a humble beginning, it is our decisions that determine how we will be. There are more leaders in the followers than in the leaders that forcefully lead. Put the needs of your fellow-man before your own. Turn your eye towards God’s word. You too can be a leader others will see as worth following.

“He must become greater; I must become less.” – John 3:30

Blessings,