Leadership Heritage

In his song, "Do Everything," Steven Curtis Chapman sings, "While I may not know you, I bet I know you wonder sometimes, Does it matter at all? Well let me remind you, it all matters just as long as you do everything you do to the glory of the One Who made you, 'cause He made you to do every little thing that you do to bring a smile to His face. And tell the story of grace with every move that you make, and every little thing you do!" Sometimes we may be faced with the feeling of being unimportant or worthless. In such times, remember these things: God doesn't make junk, He created you for a purpose, and even if you are not doing anything "big," God can still use you! Just follow Him and trust in Him, even in the little things. You must prove faithful with little before being trusted with much. (See Luke 16:10.)

1 Chronicles 9:1 says, "All Israel was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel. The people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness." (NIV)

It was very important to the Israelite nation that they kept record of their family lines. It helped them in many ways, even when they were in exile. That is probably why a lot of the historical books in the Old Testament contain details of genealogies.

As leaders, we can use this as a pattern to go back and see where our leadership "heritage" lies. While we may not actually have a genealogy of leadership, we can look to see where the potential, practice, and passion began. Doing so could help us grow in our leadership today.

Maxwell asks, "Where is your leadership heritage? How do you honor it?"

I have been involved in leadership activities since high school. Looking back to that helped me to realize that leadership is my spiritual gift. That is quite a powerful discovery! God brought it to mind and I reflected back on the activities I had been involved with in high school and up to that point in college. God revealed a powerful thing in me that day!

How do you answer those questions?

Pray this prayer: Father, please help me to discover my leadership heritage, and use it to grow me as a leader today. In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen.

God bless you!