worship leader, but maybe you aren’t really themselves, only caring about their own plans To that I say, let’s go back to the most perfect
interested in climbing that mountain? You’re not and desires and what they want to accomplish. example of leadership, which was Jesus. With
interested in putting in the time to grow yourself You don’t feel like they are that invested in you, Jesus, one of the very first things that we
and become the best version of yourself. are caring about you, or trying to help you grow. recognized in Him and in His leadership, was
You feel like they are trying to make a name for that He was humble. Number one, he was
themselves. humble. Number two, Jesus was a servant.
You can only get so far on your talent, your
talent will get you to a point where you’ll start
Jesus served the people around him. He cared
going, “I’m pretty good, and I’m getting lots So pretty soon ‘Mister Talented’ is getting about them, He loved them, He poured his
of attention, and I might even get appointed pretty irritated because he finds a lot of people heart and everything into them. He wanted to
a position of leadership because I’ve been quitting the team, or there is a very heavy see them go far and do well. He wanted to see
recognized for my talents. I want people to rotation because people come and find out them be the best version of themselves that
follow me because I’m good, I want to lead how he is and they leave. Then he’ll start to try they could be.
people, I want to be in charge.” But pretty soon to force people to follow him, to obey his rules you start to find out that your talents got you so and do things his way, and more and more Jesus served them, He laid down his life
far, people recognize and admire your talents, people start leaving. ‘Mister Talented’ is now for them, and he said, “No greater love has
but when people get close to you they start to getting extremely frustrated, because he really anyone than this, that they lay down their life for
recognize that you aren’t actually someone that does want to be a leader, but he’s never really a friend.” And the greatest commandment He
they want to follow. taken the time to learn how. gave was to love God and love people, like you
They’re not really willing to bleed for you, they’re So, no one wants to follow him and he doesn’t not really willing to lay down their lives for you, understand why. This is a problem I think a lot not really willing to be your Jonathan and follow of us have experienced with someone who we So, this is the perfect example of leadership.
you. Because they are recognizing that it’s were attempting to follow. Or we’ve been that Once you’ve realized this,‘Mister Talented’
like a paper wall. It’s a talent, but when you person (laughs) and we’ve gone, “Why isn’t this would be wise to humble himself, take a step
get around that person they are only thinking working? Shouldn’t people be following me, I’m back, and say, “First things first, I need to get
about themselves, they’re only investing in the one in charge!” this plank out of my eye before I go around
love yourself. This is the most important thing
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that Jesus said and demonstrated for us.
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