I tend to forget.
I get wrapped up into systems and organizational health and execution.
I get wrapped up into “best practices” and “change” and “techniques.”
I get wrapped up into “what’s next” and “what’s not working” and “who needs to be at this table.”
I tend to forget.
Not that leadership principles are wrong, or we shouldn’t be thinking about “what’s next.”
Or systems aren’t important.
Or learning “best practices” from others isn’t something we should be doing consistently.
But may we never that without God’s presence, none of this matters.
Without God’s presence, organizational execution is meaningless.
Without God’s presence at the table, nobody else’s presence matters.
I tend to forget.
Moses said to God, “Look, you tell me, ‘Lead this people,’ but you don’t let me know whom you’re going to send with me. You tell me, ‘I know you well and you are special to me.’ If I am so special to you, let me in on your plans. That way, I will continue being special to you. Don’t forget, this is your people, your responsibility.”
God said, “My presence will go with you. I’ll see the journey to the end.” – Exodus 33:12-14, the Message
Do you ever forget?
