Davids Daily Dose

Why Choose Leadership?

Weekends are usually when I decompress from my work week as an assistant principal. Like it or not, I ruminate over decisions I made and difficult conversations I had with both students and adults.

Yesterday morning, while accompanying my wife to a local supermarket, I kept thinking, “Why would anyone choose to be a leader?” Side note: this is ironic, because I’ve long wanted to be one, but didn’t know it would be quite like this.

If you lead, you’re gonna bleed.

Regular David (me)

Anyway, as I ventured into a giant walk-in produce cooler, my question was answered:

Leadership has its price, but when good people choose not to serve organizations suffer.

Almighty God (not me)

Ironic point number two: This happened as I transitioned from 68 degrees Fahrenheit to 38 degrees Fahrenheit.

🎶Must Jesus bear the cross alone, and all the world go free? No, there’s a cross for everyone, and there’s a cross for me.🎶

As the Savior of the world, Christ was much more than an excellent servant leader. Yet, the fact that He had a mission from God to complete is no different than you or me. Every true believer has a cross, of sorts, to carry for the glory of God.

Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

Jesus–Matthew 16:24 (NIV)

Kind reader, if I may be so bold, what is your cross, your God-given mission?

Mine is to guide children to believe in the future—-their future, and to help them love themselves and see themselves as God does.

Thank you for reading. Prayers and love.

The Stigma Stops Here.🛑

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11 responses to “Why Choose Leadership?”

  1. jesusluvsall Avatar
    jesusluvsall

    God has called me to share Christ with the nations living in my city

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  2. Bridget Avatar
    Bridget

    No you never come on too strong. I always appreciate your thoughts and insights. Thank you. I pray you have a great work week too. 🙏🏻

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  3. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    I’ve been pondering quite a bit myself, Bridget. I hope I’m not coming on too strong, as I only truly know my own heart struggles, and not anyone else’s. Two of my co-workers are introverts, and they often tell me they are “peopled out.” I’m somewhere in the middle, but find I often need down time to contemplate my existence. I hope you have a great work week, and have adequate time to yourself. God Bless!

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  4. Bridget Avatar
    Bridget

    Thank you, David. You’re trying to make me do a lot of pondering this weekend. But I appreciate your honesty here. My job has been stressful lately. Some of this comes from other coworkers seeking my help. As an introvert, it’s exhausting to spend the day guiding others, doing a lot of talking, etc. However, you are reminding me that even though my role isn’t officially in leadership, we all have areas where we need to lead. And as Christians, we should pay close attention to how well we are fulfilling the roles the Lord has given us.

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  5. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    I greatly appreciate the wisdom of your answer, Malcolm. At least some of the time, the pressure to fix the problem originates with me. Finding a way forward may mean slowing down and asking good questions, like, “How may I best help you in this situation?”
    I’m in my third year as an administrator, after nineteen as a teacher. There is still much adjusting and learning and growing ahead.
    Again, thank you for sharing, from your experience, something I sorely needed to hear. God Bless!

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  6. malcolmsmusingscom Avatar
    malcolmsmusingscom

    Thanks, David. I continue to be challenged by the notion of servant leadership at any level – in church, in school, in politics…. My experience was/is that my job wasn’t/isn’t always to fix problems – even though I thought it was/is… It was more to discern where we were, and to look for a way forward.

    And I love ‘to help them love themselves and see themselves as God does.’ I think that could describe any Christian servant leadership that deals with people.

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  7. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    Thank you for reading, pondering, and commenting, brother Alan. I am doing so right along with you.
    From my vantage point, the Lord is using you mightily as a faithful Christian blogger. Your health doesn’t always allow you to do as you once did, but you can write and speak and pray for God’s glory! Blessings to you, as well. 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸 May the Lord Bless you and keep you.

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  8. Alan Kearns Avatar
    Alan Kearns

    This is a challenging post David, one that has me pondering my role. I think it comes in many forms for me, all of them linked to the hub of being the best servant I can be for my Lord – He is the One who holds everything together. God bless you and Nancy today 🙏 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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  9. The Devotional Guy™ Avatar
    The Devotional Guy™

    I can relate to that all too well.

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  10. davidsdailydose Avatar
    davidsdailydose

    Thank you for reading and commenting, brother. Yes, chewing over things again is often more of a negative experience than a positive one. The biggest challenge for me is often the unexpected problems that land in my lap. I didn’t necessarily create them, but am expected to fix them.

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  11. The Devotional Guy™ Avatar
    The Devotional Guy™

    Rumination is a real booger. I appreciate your honesty and vulnerability demonstrated in this post. Leading isn’t always easy. It’s downright difficult at times. Thanks for a glimpse into your day-to-day, David. May you and Nancy have a blessed Sunday.

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