Spirit of Leadership

THE LEADERSHIP SPIRIT just position or fame. If you find your unique gift or special talent and commit to serving it to the world of mankind, then your significance will cause people to seek you out. You will become an influence through exercising your gift, rather than through manipulation. The more you become a person whose gift is valued, the greater your influence will be. Leadership means discovering and serving yourself to the world. When you do this effectively, people will call you a leader. All true leaders are simply glorified servants. Genuine leadership is not measured by how many people serve you but by how many people you serve. The greater your service, the greater your value to others, and the greater your lead ership. My admonition to you is not to seek greatness but to serve your way to leadership. The shortest distance to lead ership is service. In his leadership training session on greatness, Jesus revealed his leadership attitude and used himself as an exam ple of serving your way to leadership, saying, “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” In other words, he was explaining what makes a person great. It was as if he was saying, “I’m an example. Study me. What is my gift? What did I come into the world to do? What is my purpose? What is my assign ment?” He came to be a ransom or substitute for the many so that they might benefit from his sacrifice. Therefore, he was saying, “See? That’s how you become great. I’m fulfilling my T HE SECRET TO GREATNESS IS IN SERVING EVERYONE ELSE .

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