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A heart attack can happen suddenly because of years of not taking care of what is underneath the surface. We can look good on the outside, but our spiritual arteries may be blocked and filled with debris. This “spiritual debris” eventually will not allow the blood and oxygen to flow so that the heart can function the way it was designed to function. The sudden heart attack has actually been building over time and could have been prevented with checkups on what you have been consuming and how you have been stewarding your body in the everyday.
A pastor once said, “One of the first things that must take place in leadership training before placing someone in a leadership position is to deal with the selfish ambition in them.” The reason is because our motives will ultimately make us great leaders or not-so-great leaders. We may want to have a legacy of honor not of destruction. But if our motives are not kept in check, we will go along without ever being challenged. We will inevitably damage people along the way.
Every leader – whether you lead in a secular or sacred space – will be tempted to operate out of selfishness, ambition, insecurity, pride, and insecurity. We will be tempted to do what is best for ourselves. We will be tempted to do things that glorify ourselves instead of bringing glory to God. We will be tempted to promote ourselves and elevate ourselves to make our name great.
The constant question we need to be asking is, ‘Why am I doing this? And who am I doing it for?’
-Alex Seely
Sometimes we will get tired of doing what is right and remaining hidden. We will want to speed things up and take matters into our own hands and not allow God to promote in His timing. We will be tempted to covet and compare, and we will be tempted to want power and recognition and fame. We will be tempted to manipulate, control and intimidate so that we can advance.
The constant question we need to be asking is, “Why am I doing this? And who am I doing it for?” Many of us do the right thing but for the wrong reason. God is concerned in the why and the who. Why are we doing what we are doing and who are we becoming in the process of leading others to be like us?
A true heart of integrity does the right thing even if it doesn’t get credit for it. It will also help those that can do nothing for them in return. Humanity looks at the outward and may be impressed for a season, but God looks at the heart and rewards according to what our deeds deserve. A heart that is surrendered and tethered to Jesus is a heart that will look like Jesus and act like Jesus.