The statement is often made, “I want to do this for the Kingdom.” Maybe so, but then again, maybe not so much. I find myself often hearing the Spirit processing my motive, “Why do you want that? Why would you like to be that speaker, that leader who does that?” And my heart is split open. Though I want a clean heart, the reality is I have mixed motives. I want to be successful, to be celebrated, to be thought highly of, to be…
It occurred to me that Psalm 51 is a dissecting Psalm of a leader. Of a leader who found himself using his power to cover his own heart. Leaders do have power and can leverage their power to cover what may not be such a clean motive. But the most significant factor in the impact of a leader is the leader’s own soul. Not their skills. So here’s a call for leaders to walk through the Psalm 51 process, asking for the Lord to discern what is really going on in their hearts and minds. Leaders who take this walk are leaders we can trust, leaders we can follow, leaders we can celebrate.