LEADERSHIP DEFINITION COURAGE IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF FEAR . COURAGE IS THE WILLINGNESS TO FACE YOUR FEAR AND MOVE FORWARD IN SPITE OF THE UNCERTAINTY OR RISK I asked someone recently to define for me leadership. Their definition was, You know you are a leader if you look behind you and people are following you. In it’s most simplistic form, this could be a good definition of the role of a leader. However, I’m not so sure it is a complete definition. There are many leaders who have people following them, but the leader is not leading them anywhere. All too often, the leader himself is not being led. It is a shame when a leader is unwilling or unable to be led of the Holy Spirit. It is a tremendous loss of potential to the Kingdom. As well, those who want to follow that leader become discouraged as their willingness to be led turns to disillusionment. A leader who refuses to move in the direction God would lead him lacks the courage to see beyond the obstacles in his way. Someone who’s intent is to wait until circumstances are perfect before he moves forward, will never move. There will always be some obstacle between where you are and where you want to be. Moses and the Children of Israel are the perfect examples of people who had a clear vision of where they felt God was leading them. They found that there were going to be many walled cities and giants they were going to have to face before they arrived at their place of promise. Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the willingness to face your fear and move forward in spite of the uncertainty or risk. Thomas Edison was a leader in technology. Can you imagine our world without the light bulb or harnessed electricity? We would still be reading by candlelight were it not for Mr. Edison’s courage to face those who called him mad. Those closest to him said it couldn’t be done. He proved them all wrong, didn’t he. I wonder how many incredible revivals could have been, except for a leader’s fear to face the obstacles in the way. Moses could have chosen to listen to Joshua and Caleb and cause Israel to move into the Promised Land. Yet his own fear added to the weight of the doubting spies report. Instead of trumpeting Joshua and Caleb’s report as the will of God, Moses allowed the voice of the doubters to bring fear to the camp. It is doubtful anyone would have questioned Moses authority. The Israelites had seen him divide a Red sea. They had seen him defy Pharaoh himself. He had risen to a place of position in their minds that they were able to believe him for the miraculous.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 05:08:16 +0000
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