The other day I was watching one of my favorite Christian worship songs from the past few years, featuring the singer Jared Anderson: Great I Am (2020). It's a song with lyrics that have been around for decades, if not longer, but this version has a bit of an update for 2020, a refresh if you will. As I was watching the video I was reminded of something that struck me back when I first watched it, and that's how little Jared is actually featured or leading. He starts off the song, but then he's part of the group and not a lead singer. Which is exactly the challenge every leader faces, and really defines the great leaders from those who are average: knowing when to be in front and when to let other people do their best work.

Have you heard this story in Acts 8 about an interaction between Philip and an Ethiopian Eunuch? The story goes that God puts Phillip in contact with this Eunuch who is reading the Bible but as Phillip finds out, he really doesn't understand it. So Phillip doesn't send him to the closest temple or worship center, he leads the Eunuch into the story of faith and as a result the Eunuch asks to be baptized and accepts Jesus into his life and heart.

God gives each of us opportunities to lead. Sometimes they're big and sometimes they're small. Sometimes we lead by getting the ball rolling and then are just there to support and encourage. Sometimes it's a national or even world-sized stage, other times it's a backyard or park bench or social media group. Sometimes it's not about being the most famous leader, but about being the leader that God has selected and positioned for such a time as this. The thing to remember is that when God asks you to lead, He believes in you and your ability to be exactly who is needed exactly at this time and for this purpose. And ironically? When you lead then, all you have to do is follow God's lead.