A Check of the Heart
Leaders—and those who long to lead—are invited first to tend the soil of their motivations. What often begins as genuine service and love can quietly bend toward performance, recognition, and the hunger to be seen. Scripture gently interrupts this drift: “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3).
Humility before God is not self-erasure, but honest alignment. It is the courage to lead without needing applause, to serve without keeping score, and to trust that God sees what remains hidden. When leadership flows from love rather than image, it becomes spacious and life-giving. In God’s presence, we release the burden of proving ourselves and rediscover the freedom of lifting others up.
Prayer:
God of truth and mercy, search my heart. Where service has become performance, gently realign me. Teach me the quiet strength of humility, that I may lead from love, honor others freely, and rest in being seen by You alone. Amen.
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