I'm reading a book my pastor gave me some months ago. Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders. Here's a passage from the book:
"True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you. True service is never without cost. Often it comes with a painful baptism of suffering. But the true spiritual leader is focused on the service he and she can render to God and other people, not on the residuals and perks of high office or holy title. We must aim to put more into life than we take out."
This bucks what many people think make great leaders. Bending the will of people does not make you great...but serving others with a cost. True leadership always comes with a cost. It's how you're strengthened.
So a question to ask is this...what do you seek in becoming a leader? Are you hungry for "the office"? Do you long for the respect a title could bring? Maybe you want to tell people what to do. Stop trying to shove yourself into a leadership position and just start being/doing what a true leader and worshiper of God is...a servant. Some of the greatest leaders in the Bible weren't looking for the office...they were just busy "being" and God sought them out. David is a great example.
-Babu
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