I was talking with a friend of mine recently who is the C.E.O. of a local company. We were talking about something totally random that I don’t even remember the content (happens to me a lot lately), but at some point he admitted not knowing something to which I said, “Yea, but you are supposed to know everything. You are the boss.” I was totally joking, but then I was reminded how unfair that expectation is and as a pastor how often people wrongly assume that of me.
Guess what? I don’t know everything. I don’t know everything about the Bible, about God, about life’s problems, about death and the afterlife, sometimes I don’t even know everything there is to know about me. (Actually that happens many times.) I especially don’t know all the answers for all the issues you will face in life. In fact, sometimes in my church I’m the last one to know anything. Sometimes people avoid telling me things either because they think I already know or they don’t want me to know.
Often too much confidence is placed in leadership and that leads to blind trust. As much as I appreciate respect, I am not signing up for that position. Frankly it can be dangerous. I want to be an investor in people, I want to help others succeed, I hope to always lead people in the right direction, but if you are really wise your ultimate trust will be in someone much bigger, better, stronger and wiser than me.
Jesus is my hero! That’s who I think (I know) has all the answers.
Who are you trusting completely? Have you ever been disappointed by a blind trust you placed in someone?
Thanks for clarifying some things about leadership. It’s not about knowing everything. It most certainly is about investing in others……period!