UncomMen: Redefine Leadership
I just completed a 5-day plan from the Bible app that had some really good insights. Here are my reactions to each day’s devotions.
Friday
(Matthew 20:20-28, Luke 22:24-26)
The type of people who amaze me most are the ones that don’t have a prominent title of manager or boss, but they just operate like one. They see a need and run to fill it before someone sends off the distress signal.
We push so hard to attain positions of leadership, but what kind of leadership did Jesus model? And what did he tell his disciples they must do in order to be greatest in the kingdom? Servant leadership is not as easy as it sounds, and yet, this is what we are called to.
Suggestions for today: Shout out some encouragements, Empty the garbage, go on a coffee run for everyone.
Saturday
(Matthew 6:33, Ephesians 5:15-16)
If you don’t get the big rocks in first they never will go in.
We have varying degrees of important things which we have to do in our days, the trick is prioritizing those things and deciding which are the most important and which are less important. Once we decide which are the most important things in our day/week…life, we do those things right away. Then we can fill up the rest of the day with the stuff that’s of less importance.
Sunday
(Proverbs 24:16, Luke 22:31-34)
Did you know that half of all tackles made in the NFL are by guys who have already fallen down?
Failure is something that I’ve been dealing with lately. I’m trying to do it more maturely than I used to, but it’s still not an easy thing to have happen to you. It was nice reading to have brought to my attention stories of great failure. And it was also great to realize that sometimes failure is the first step in success. If we learn how to fail, we’ve mapped out one more path not to try next time. And like it says in Proverbs 24:16, “seven time the righteous will fall, but he will rise.” So, as long as I plan on being righteous, I may as well get back up and try again…
Monday
(Proverbs 18:1, Proverbs 27:17)
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
“Who’s in your five?”
I really don’t have that many people in my life right now who are close friends. I should probably seek out those relationships now so that I don’t have to spiral out of control because I have no one holding me accountable or holding me up when I need encouragement. I’ve been going it alone for so long that I’ve not noticed how solitary I’ve become. Weird, you’d think you’d notice that since that’s the whole definition of going it alone.
Challenge: Seek out at least one new friendship today.
Tuesday
(Mark 9:33-37, Mark 10: 35-45)
Great leaders are crazier about their cause than they are about hearing their name called.
Sometimes it seems counterintuitive to, as a leader, step back and follow. How do you lead when you’re in the back of the room? But sometimes this is precisely what you need in order to gain the experience to lead, and sometimes this also helps those you are trying to lead see that you are willing to put the collective ahead of yourself.
Father, today let me step back when I need to and push forward where it is necessary. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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