Godly Leadership Requires Active Love
Two questions that might change your leadership!
Not too long ago, I was in prayer, anxiously recounting all of the ways I feel like I’ve failed as a leader. Have you ever had a prayer time like this? As I was listing all of my mistakes before God, I heard Him speak to me a profound phrase that settled my soul. In the middle of my pity party, he spoke,
“Lead by following me”
God spoke to the depths of my insecurities and weaknesses and opened my eyes to a better way of leading; a way of love and humility. This simple phrase shifted my perspective of Godly leadership. This kind of leadership is dependent on who and how I choose to love most. The Lord’s invitation confronted my fleshly tendency to care about resumes and reputations more than loving and leading in the image of God. He was inviting me to compare the fruit of my labor to the fruit of the Spirit, rather than a worldly standard.
The questions God asked me that day, and every day since are:
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