Leaders

I have had a lot of people in my life that have called themselves Leaders. Leaders in the Church, leaders in the community, leaders in business, leaders in education...you get the picture.

Many would argue the qualifications of a leader. Dedication, worth of respect, honesty and great communication skills are a few that come to mind. As I grow older, I am learning what it really takes to be a leader. This blogger is here to make a bold statement and shout out that it takes only ONE qualification to be a good leader! Have I peeked your interested yet?

The Beatles said it best....All you need is LOVE. Yes, LOVE is all you need. Who is the author of love? Our Father and King...Jesus Christ! There is no other topic discussed more in His book than love! Christ was bold to even say that the GREATEST commandment is love!

If love is the focus of your life than it dictates your actions and choices bringing them all to the center of what true leadership really looks like. Putting others before yourself and focusing on how you can love them! When you truly love someone you have a laser eye on how your own actions have a personal consequences on the ones that you have been called to lead.

My personal message to those in our world that proclaim themselves leaders. Please take a moment each and every day to ask yourself these questions....

• Are the statements I am making with the way that I choose to live giving a message of love for the ones around me?
• Are the words that I choose coming from the central focus of love?
• Are the decisions I am making going to have loving consequences on the futures of the people in my follow.

Anyone have any other questions that you believe leaders should ask themselves on a daily basis?

The Leader of all Leaders in my life is Jesus Christ and ask we should all be striving to be more Christ like, then maybe our Leaders need to take His book and use it as an instructional manual for how to lead a flock. WOW...what a fabulous world it would be if our instruction manual was always the Word?!