Authentic Leadership is Not Presumptuous

Proverbs 25: 6-7 (MSG) Don't work yourself into the spotlight; don't push your way into the place of prominence. It's better to be promoted to a place of honor than face humiliation by being demoted.

In an interview with Larry King, Donald Trump observed that pretenders to success often spend too much time talking to him about all they have done. He has observed that successful people, on the other hand, spend the time learning -- asking questions about his success.

Self-exaltation often results in disaster.

Leaders – lifelong learners - are insatiably curious and more interested in learning than they are in preening. Their focus in not on seating arrangements, but learning from the person they are seated next to. This practical advice about where you think you should be sitting says much about your heart. Christian leaders are called to march to a heartbeat whose cadence is called out by God, not by the meaningless chatter of this world.

Are you seeking God's honor or the world’s?

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