Servant Leadership

Do you ever wonder if you’re going in the right direction? In Psalm 25, David wrestles with this question: “Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me” (Ps 25:4-5a, NLT). As the psalm unfolds, David encourages us to trust that the Lord will indeed show us the right path and teach us his ways. For example, in verses 8 and 9, we read, “The Lord is good and does what is right; he shows the proper [...]

There are seasons in life when nothing seems to be working. Efforts that should have produced fruit haven’t. Prayers prayed for years still haven’t been answered. People poured into have walked away. In those seasons, it’s easy to wonder whether any of it is making a difference. Paul, writing to the churches in Galatia, offers a different way to read that silence: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up,” (Galatians 6:9, NIV). Notice what he doesn’t say. He doesn’t say the harvest [...]