Made to Lead the Way

            A couple weeks back my wife and I went and saw the new movie “Courageous.”  I must say it has been a long time since I’ve seen a movie that resulted in so many tears (especially tears from men) and that was also so empowering.  The movie is certainly a call for men everywhere to step up and be the spiritual leaders they were meant to be. 

            Before I go on, I want to point out that this is also an excellent for women as well, in fact women can get two messages out of this movie: 1) Girls that are not married should be looking for a man like this that is willing to be the spiritual leader of the family.  I encourage young women everywhere, if you are dating a guy and he is not the spiritual leader of your relationship right now, get out because he will certainly not be the leader he needs to be in your marriage.  2) The second message is that this movie could also be used to encourage women to step-up and be bold and courageous about their faith, especially if they are in a home where the male is not a spiritual leader.

            While the movie is good for women, for the sake of this post I want to focus on the importance of a male’s leadership.  At our church we are looking to add some new ministry leaders and we’ve got a number of men that would be great for stepping into these leadership roles.  But so many of them are hesitant to do so.

            It certainly frustrates me to my core when I see men that are so hesitant to lead.  God wants men to be leaders and we, as men, need to be leaders.  If you know any men that are hesitant to be leaders I encourage you to work with them and build them up.  The transformation process into a leader is not a quick process, it takes time and diligence, but pursue the goal of turning Christian men into men of God that lead with a passion.

            My prayer is that God will work in the hearts of men everywhere and will guide them through a transformation process so that they can be the leaders they need to be.  My prayer is also that God will guide me to be the leader I need to be in my own house, but also to other men.  I pray that God will give me wisdom in encouraging and leading other men to become leaders.