1 Samuel 20:8 New
International Version (NIV)
8 As for you, show kindness to your servant, for you
have brought him into a covenant with you before the Lord. If I am
guilty, then kill me yourself! Why hand me over to your father?”
David questioned Saul’s son, Jonathan, regarding the wrongs
he committed against his father. He knew that he was innocent but was willing to
ask the hard questions. Courageous leaders ask the hard questions. They are
willing to right a wrong and to assume responsibility for their actions.
In other words, a leader must realize that the buck stops
with him or her.
In Courageous Leadership, Bill Hybels explains that one of
the principles of becoming an effective leader is self-leadership. He describes
how leaders must have “checks and balances” in their development by asking, “Am
I developing my gifts?” “Is my character submitted to Christ?” “Is my vision
clear?” The one question that stood out to me as I read the list was, “Is my
pride subdued?” David’s questions to Jonathan reflected an attitude of humility
and self-examination. Courageous leaders must be willing to continually ask
themselves and others under their leadership if they are on course, then assume
the responsibility to adjust when they have veered.
Are you guilty of doing something that would not be pleasing
to the Lord? Be willing to have Him examine your heart like David: Search me, O
God, and know my heart; test me and see if there is any
offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24)
Thought for Today:
Do I place my all under the authority of God?
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