Servant Leaders

Proverbs 16:2 (NLV) All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the thoughts of the heart.

In the Forward of Insights on Leadership: Service, Stewardship, Spirit, and Servant-Leadership, Stephen Covey posits, "the power to cultivate servant-leadership comes from the individual. It's an inside-out approach." And therein lies the real problem. "Google" servant leadership and you may find as I did 6,980,000 results. Hot topic and not all are in agreement with the concept. The reason may be quite simple: the "inside" of humans must be changed before an authentic servant-heart emerges. When the "going gets tough" for those with hearts unchanged by their Creator, self-serving drives decisions. Motives can be hidden except from the One who will judge the living and the dead. When what we do is about us and not about Him, our motives are wrong. Hard to weigh that one: our scales are weighted in our favor.

What motivates you - really?

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