When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
-Acts 4:13
Being a leader and person of influence takes, skills, knowledge, training, etc. But an commonly overlooked leadership quality is courage. Leadership requires risk-taking. Boldness. The exercise of faith. Because at some point on their journey the leader will be asked to make an extreme decision of sacrifice.
The leader may have to risk their reputation. Their comfort. Their money. Familiar relationships. Possessions. Time. Safety.
The decision of sacrifice can take many forms. But to make the decision to give what costs most, the leader must be courageous. Without courage, true leadership isn’t possible.
The good news is, God gives courage to the cowardly when they ask for it. Boldness before people (and in spite of people!), comes as a result of boldly seeking God.
If your “courage meter” is low, find Jesus.
He makes the weak strong.
He makes the ordinary EXTRA-ordinary.
And He gives cowards the power to change the world.
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When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
-Acts 4:13
Being a leader and person of influence takes, skills, knowledge, training, etc. But an commonly overlooked leadership quality is courage. Leadership requires risk-taking. Boldness. The exercise of faith. Because at some point on their journey the leader will be asked to make an extreme decision of sacrifice.
The leader may have to risk their reputation. Their comfort. Their money. Familiar relationships. Possessions. Time. Safety.
The decision of sacrifice can take many forms. But to make the decision to give what costs most, the leader must be courageous. Without courage, true leadership isn’t possible.
The good news is, God gives courage to the cowardly when they ask for it. Boldness before people (and in spite of people!), comes as a result of boldly seeking God.
If your “courage meter” is low, find Jesus.
He makes the weak strong.
He makes the ordinary EXTRA-ordinary.
And He gives cowards the power to change the world.
This entry was posted on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 10:56 am and is filed under Leadership. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.