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Are You A Self-serving Leader?
By Holly Spence
The scripture, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalms 139:23-24 came alive for me. I made an earnest request of God to show me my heart, His word to “search me” came alive, and the revelatory excavation of the scripture is truly light unto my path.
The heart has four chambers and each chamber has valves and vessels that are responsible to keep the body alive. It is important to have our heart fully functioning to eliminate the probability of heart failure or other frailties within the body. Plain and simple, “the condition of our heart determines the operation of our body”. Serving is a matter of the heart. Your heart will determine whether you are a self-serving leader or a servant leader.
A self-serving leader’s heart is easily detectable based on :
• Whether you spend your time self promoting
• Self-interest
• Spending your time protecting your status or position.
• Not willing to share their job responsibilities or mentor someone to take their place.
• Not willingly accepting or receiving feedback that will enhance their ability to lead those that have been assigned to them.
Self-serving leadership is self-promoting and always desires the praise of man for service rendered. Self-serving leaders think serving will masquerade the unsavory, despicable, and gauche quintessence of the heart. Allow this chapter to serve as a caveat that everything done in the dark shall come to light. “For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” Matthew 23:12
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Luke 12:34
A servant exemplifies the following scripture “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but humility consider others better than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3 NIV. Serving is the giving of your self and giving just as serving is a matter of the heart not the condition of your circumstance.
The scripture, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalms 139:23-24 came alive for me. I made an earnest request of God to show me my heart, His word to “search me” came alive, and the revelatory excavation of the scripture is truly light unto my path.
The heart has four chambers and each chamber has valves and vessels that are responsible to keep the body alive. It is important to have our heart fully functioning to eliminate the probability of heart failure or other frailties within the body. Plain and simple, “the condition of our heart determines the operation of our body”. Serving is a matter of the heart. Your heart will determine whether you are a self-serving leader or a servant leader.
A self-serving leader’s heart is easily detectable based on :
• Whether you spend your time self promoting
• Self-interest
• Spending your time protecting your status or position.
• Not willing to share their job responsibilities or mentor someone to take their place.
• Not willingly accepting or receiving feedback that will enhance their ability to lead those that have been assigned to them.
Self-serving leadership is self-promoting and always desires the praise of man for service rendered. Self-serving leaders think serving will masquerade the unsavory, despicable, and gauche quintessence of the heart. Allow this chapter to serve as a caveat that everything done in the dark shall come to light. “For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” Matthew 23:12
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Luke 12:34
A servant exemplifies the following scripture “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but humility consider others better than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3 NIV. Serving is the giving of your self and giving just as serving is a matter of the heart not the condition of your circumstance.
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