"It is not won by promotion, but my many prayers and tears. It is attained by confession of sin, and much heart-searching and humbling before God; by self-surrender, a courageous sacrifice of every idol, a bold uncomplaining embrace of the cross, and by eternally looking unto Jesus crucified. It is not gained by seeking great things for ourselves, but like Paul, by counting those things that are gain to us as loss for Christ. This is a great price, but it must be paid by the leader whose power is recognized and felt in heaven, on earth, and in hell."
Samuel Brengle
As scared as I am, I pray that this begins this summer. I'm only two chapters into Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders, and realize that I know nothing about leadership. I've been blessed with countless wonderful examples of leadership in my life, but need to be humbled and broken to become anything like them.
Let's go.
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