Do you aspire to leadership?
Great! Then grow your heart! God is supremely more concerned with the interior of your life than the exterior. Remember when God showed the prophet Samuel this truth when he sent him to anoint King Saul's successor? God tells him to set a meeting with Jesse because one of his sons would be chosen. Jesse proudly parades seven of his handsome, winsome, skilled sons before the prophet but none is selected. Samuel, perhaps puzzled, asks the patriarch, "Are all your sons here?" Jesse replies, "There is yet the youngest, but he is keeping the sheep." Can you hear the skepticism in Jesse's voice? There would have to be a catastrophic, Job-like event that killed his seven brothers before he would even be the son of choice to inherit his father's riches. How in the world could he be king of a nation? His father didn't even consider the possibility that his youngest, the one out doing the menial work would be the chosen one. But God had spoken to Samuel when Eliab, the elder son, stood before him: "Do not look on his appearance or the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as a man sees: man looks on the outward appearance but the Lord looks on the heart." (1 Samuel 16:8) Sure, pursue education to develop your mind. Gain emotional intelligence to help you relate better with others. Learn all you can about strategy, philosophy, and principles from mentors, reading and seminars. But character will always be the trump card! And, as at least one presidential hopeful will eventually realize, your name isn’t the trump card—character is!
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