I came across a great quote on leadership today...
“Anyone can lead where people already want to go; true leaders take them where only their better selves are willing to tread.” -- Jonathan Alter
I think a truly transformational leader calls people to give up their little kingdoms here on this earth for a greater, eternal kingdom. This is a Kingdom that they can not see, or touch, or feel, but a Kingdom that promises great rewards to all of those who lay down their own agendas and follow Christ.
A leader in God’s Kingdom must be careful not to try to build his/her own organization but rather his King’s. A leader in God’s Kingdom must always “seek first the kingdom of God.”
Jesus made his followers ask themselves: What rules my life? Is it my will? My family? My ambition or my desire for comfort? Or is it the Father’s will? Leaders must constantly be asking these questions of themselves and allow Jesus to guide them to the places within their lives which they have not given up for His Kingdom and sacrifice them to him for His glory.
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