To Lead Is...

To Lead is to Serve;

To Lead is to guide, direct, and instruct; 

But never neglect, and dare not forget to do so with genuine, and heartfelt Love...

...Therefore, to Lead is to Love!

To Lead is to sacrifice;

To Lead is to place the needs of others ahead, and yours behind;

To Lead is not only an Honor, and a Privilege;

It is more importantly, a gift; an incubation; a mission, with which comes great responsibility!

To Lead is to rid oneself of vanity, 

and clothe oneself in genuine and true humility.

To Lead is to love justice and righteousness;

To Lead is not to compromise when it comes to telling, and sharing the Truth;

To Lead is to be merciful and compassionate...

To Lead is to be human enough to understand the struggles faced by man, 

while retaining the strength, courage, and boldness required to teach right from wrong.

To Lead is to teach by example.

Words are secondary; used only when absolutely necessary;

For just as faith without deeds is dead, words without action are empty.

And empty words are full of hypocrisy.   

A true leader Cannot be a Hypocrite...

...For to be a leader is to be, first and foremost, a servant.

To serve is his/her goal.
To lead in love, mercy, compassion, humility, and righteousness is his/her calling.

To Lead is to have the ability to forgive;

(Granted one cannot forget...)

To Lead is to be an instrument of instruction, guidance, hope, encouragement, and restoration in God's hands! (Amen! Hallelujah! Let it be so LORD!)

To Lead is to stretch out a hand to those can no longer stand,

And bring them back to their feet again; leading them in the Light of Jesus Christ! (Amen! Hallelujah!)

To Lead is to be brave enough to be Humble; 

Especially when it means preventing a crumble.

To Lead is to Learn daily.

To Lead is to be a voice to the voiceless;

To bring Hope to the hopeless, healing to the broken, and encouragement to the discouraged.

But in order to lead effectively, the leader in question MUST willingly surrender to the LORDSHIP of JESUS CHRIST!

So, essentially, to Lead is to Surrender;

To Lead is to Submit;

To Lead is to Serve.

To serve Whom...? Jesus Christ!

...And consequently, in obedience to God's Holy Word, our brothers and sisters in Christ!

So let us Serve in humility, so that we may Lead in honor;

Let us be last, so that we shall be first!

Let us lose our lives, so that we may find it in Jesus Christ! (Amen! Hallelujah!)

Let us sow generously into the Kingdom of God!

Be it in works, deeds, or even financially. For if we truly and genuinely believe, we SHALL reap a harvest according to our individual deeds.

For God is Just and Righteous;

And no work done in His name shall be in vain! (Amen! Hallelujah! Glory be to God Everlastingly! Amen and Amen!)

All glory, honor, and praise be to God!
Forever & Always!

Amen & Amen!