that you don't have to act like the leader? For many of us this is
hard. For us who are wired to lead, it seems that every environment
we step into we experience a rising desire to lead there. Whether
that is because a situation lacks any leadership so we step up, or we
feel like we can lead better than the person already leading. Either
way we have a desire to lead. That is not wrong. It is a God given
desire.
So when is it O.K. to take off that hat and just relax? Here is the
answer my lead pastor suggested..."When your out of town!" It is
unhealthy to always have to be the leader. That is why leaders need
to have regular times they are off duty. That means getting away.
The reality is that once your the leader, your the leader. People
expect it from you and the organization requires it. The only way to
take off the hat is to change your environment. That means getting
the heck out of dodge.
Leaders like anyone else need to breathe. Look at how many times
Jesus changed his environment in order to breathe. He would go "away
form the crowd" in order to not be the leader, rather the student. He
would sit at the feet of his Father and breathe. If your a leader,
and your not breathing, chances are you are not leading that well.
