Heart of a Leader

It's been a long two months in my world. A lot has happened. The two little kids we were hosting were taken back to their family. I was not expecting that type of grief I would face because of that. My family has been going through some medical issues and we have taken a trip back home to see family for the holidays. The high school Sunday morning services ended and we are preparing for them to resume on Sunday nights starting in January--to which I am very excited about. In preparation for that I was asked to talk about the heart of the leader at a leader training coming up. In the midst of my madness I feel the most inadequate to talk about this topic, especially in this particular season I am in. Isn't that kind of how it goes though? So we need His strength the most. As I have been preparing, some things have stuck out to me that I feel worth sharing. 

There is weight and responsiblity of being a leader of youth that I carry, and a lot that I've learned. Some of those things are:

*As a leader, I have learned, I have a  responsibility to show students what a true, living, breathing, dependent relationship with Jesus looks like. I am to demonstrate this by digging in deep with these students--showing them, modeling--LIVING a life in full submission to God. 

(Unfortunately my "full submission" living has only been 1/2 or 3 quarters submitted living recently. 😕 life gets crazy; I get that. We just need to stand back up, dust our knees off and try again. To which I will.) 

*I have also learned, I have a responsiblity to say yes to God. My yes, or no, affects the ministry he has given me. I am responsible for being faithful with the kids that God has given me to minister to. As we continue to say yes and are faithful to move into the areas God has asked us to, then God is responsible for the results. 

*One of the other main things I have learned is that, as a leader of youth, I have a responsiblity to be a catalyst of change for this generation. I have a unique platform that can (and will) shape the hearts to truly know the creator of the universe. 

There has been more that I've learned, but those are the main areas of truth I've been wrestling with. The come with a weight and a responsiblity that I can't shake.  If you think of it, pray for us, our high school leaders and as we attended a training on Jan. 11th to begin this new season! Excited and totally scared all in one! xo