A Servant's Heart

"Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Mark 10:43-45

I love what my Bible says to me this morning. It says that being a spiritual leader is not so much what you do as what you are. What is at the core of your being, your heart, is what makes you a spiritual leader. You can be in a position of leadership, but if your heart is not in it, you are not really a leader are you? Being a Christian leader isn't about power or taking charge of people, instead it's about serving. It's about humbling yourself as a servant to your fellow man and to your God. The person who serves from his heart is a true spiritual leader.

So how does one check their heart? Look in Galations 5:22-23, the fruit of the spirit.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

It is these things, these characters and traits which we are to practice constantly. And not just when we are in public or being watched by neighbors. Do you take the fruit of the spirit to heart and practice them behind closed doors? Does the fruit of the spirit take center stage when with your family? A true servant of God will serve as a leader to their family. When someone constantly practices these traits of Christianity, they will become a natural leader to those around them, they are an example to follow.

If you would like to know more about the Fruit Of The Spirit, check out these posts I've done on the very subject.