Over the next few weeks I am going to spend our time together talking briefly about character traits that all leaders possess. Now you might be thinking that you are not a leader. However, all of us have been or will find ourselves in leadership situations.
A famous leadership speaker, John Maxwell, defined leadership as influence. Even the most timid person influences over 10,000 people in their lifetime. Though many people have been given the gift of leadership, there are attributes that anyone can learn and practice to improve their leadership abilities.
The trait I would like to emphasize today is TRUST. Being a person who is trusted by others is key to being a leader. If a person can trust you, they know that you are a person they can have confidence in to keep your word.
Trust is also a key part of relationships. Think about your best friend. It is a person you can trust with your feelings, with your secrets, with your thoughts. You trust them because you know they won’t belittle you or use your openness and honesty against you.
Losing a person’s trust can be a hurtful thing. As a high school student, many of you long for your parent’s trust. When that is lost, at a time after making a poor choice, it hurts and takes some time to restore. You may even lose privileges until that trust is back to where it once was. Relationships fail when the trust is violated.
Thank the Lord we have a God who can be trusted. Even our money reminds us, “In God we trust.” As Christians, trusting God is walking by faith and not by sight.
Psalm 62:7 from The Message says…
“My help and glory are in God —granite-strength and safe-harbor-God— so trust him absolutely, people; lay your lives on the line for him. God is a safe place to be.” [1]
May each of you grow in your ability to be a person that others can trust. It will insure better relationships in your future.
[1] The Message, Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. NavPress
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