People look to leaders in times of trial and trouble, sometimes for direction, sometimes for comfort. Common knowledge says that a leader who is strong and fearless is the one to follow. After all, would people support President Bush if he were unsure and indecisive?
My struggle is this: is this the same in God’s kingdom? The televangelist types who always appear to have it together; these folks say nothing to me. I’ve met followers of Christ who seem to be the most self effacing, humble persons alive. They are the ones that I am drawn to. A man who can say like Job, “Tho He slay me, yet will I praise Him.”
The balance seems to lie in who do you place your trust in? If your trust is in God, you have no reason to boast about yourself. If it’s in yourself, then maybe you do have to act like you’re in charge.
I’d rather trust in God…. Better track record, if you know what I mean.