I bet these voices get really loud in you from time to time.
While I won’t argue that lack of character has brought down more good leaders than just about anything, I would say insecurity runs a very close second.
Insecurity can torment the most gifted of leaders. It will make you…
doubt instead of trust
criticize instead of praise
assume the worst instead of the best
talk instead of listen
micromanage instead of empower
control instead of release
In the end, it will erode your effectiveness and leave you useless and powerless. Your worst nightmare will become a reality as you look around to discover that no longer is anyone following you.
Be yourself. Live your giftedness. Listen to the voice of your Creator, which is the only voice that really matters, and tell those other voices to shut up.
