LOVE IN LEADERSHIP PART 1

 LOVE IN LEADERSHIP PART 1

Our ultimate and greatest leader we look up to is GOD. God is love, we'll be looking in-depth on the meaning of love and how this love helps to express our leadership potentials.

Love certainly does not have a specific definition but it can be described. As we have previously established that leadership is not a position attained but a state of mind sustained. Matthew 20: 26-28 "But this is not your calling. You will lead by a completely different model. The greatest one among you will live as the one who is called to serve others, because the greatest honor and authority is reserved for the one with the heart of a servant. For even the son of man did not come expecting to be served by everyone, but to serve everyone, and to give his life for the salvation of many". This verse gives a description on the love we'll be expatiate extensively on. LOVE gives himself in exchange for the betterment of those around him. Just like we should observe in our text, it is a completely different model from the world view of a leader. The model in this world is a tyrannical one as seen in the preceding verse(vv25);" Jesus knowing their thoughts, called them aside and said kings and those with great authority in this world rule oppressively over their subjects, like tyrants...".

Moving further as we try and explain in depth this, let's turn our focus on 1 Corinthians 13 and learn how intertwined love is with leadership.v4 says "Love is large and incredibly patient..." What does it mean to be incredibly patient?. According to the dictionary, Patience means content to wait if necessary, not losing one's temper whole waiting.

Well, you will all agree with me how hard it is to be patient with people, especially to some "special persons", having to wait and think through if when they get on your nerves. You want to give them a piece of what you think and as well express what you feel at the moment...it actually feels good until when it is being reciprocated towards us. As leaders we should not give out what we cannot accept. The first principle in Dale Carnegie's best seller book, "How to win friends and influence people" states "Do not criticize, condemn or complain" (just a side note, I'd recommend, we all read the book).

Thank you