Divine-Centered Leadership

I really enjoyed class this week. It was enlightening to read the different parts of Divine Centered Leadership. It really made me feel like I have a mission on this earth to be a leader and one with good motive. I liked when it talked about the roadblocks to having good motive. They were the natural man and pride. With our human nature, we want to be the ones who are recognized and praised for being good leaders, when in reality it should be our Heavenly Father who should be recognized. Sometimes I struggle with that part because it is nice to be recognized as an awesome leader, but I believe it is better to be recognized as a humble leader. You don't have to display it and tell everyone how cool you are because you did something.
One leader that I really admire really encompassed a lot of the aspects in Divine Leadership. She was our ASB (Student Government) President my Junior year and everyone loved her. She seriously knew almost everyone at our school and was friends with them no matter what group of friends they were in. This really exemplified knowing each heart. She got to know people not so she could be popular, but because she really cared about them.

Also, this week in lab I enjoyed going around the library and giving people candy. Some people thought it was weird and refused. In fact, one of the library administration told us we couldn't pass it out downstairs, so we just went somewhere else. However, there were a lot of happy people who took it and were thankful. I looked at it further and made it an analogy to Christ's ministry. He had was the way, the life, and the truth and He shared His light with others. In a way, that is what we were doing by passing out candy. I also thought about how it wasn't easy and that people rejected him and his ideas, but he kept going. I believe it is our duty to do just that - share our light with others through this Divine Centered Leadership. It really is the perfect way to lead - all according to God's will.

Also, this week I saw Divine Centered Leadership examples in many aspects of my life. First, my mom was in Utah until Wednesday so I was able to spend some time with her and helped her take care of my sister's kids. My one and a half year old niece was sick with a fever and my mom was so good about taking care of her - she held her all night and just tried to make her feel better. I see her leadership in our family all the time and admire the way she does things centered in Christ. Also, when she left, she made me a whole Valentine's decoration thing and left me a nice note in my room. It was really nice of her - she is always serving her family and others. I believe that because of her service to us, we try to follow her example which is making us in turn become better leaders.
Another leadership act that I saw was when it was my twin roommates' birthday on Wednesday. My other roommate was so considerate - she put up a Happy Birthday sign, "heart attacked their door," and made them a cake. It really showed me that it is just the little things that can make a difference. My roommates really appreciated what she did for them.

I believe if we start with what we can do and do our best at it, we will continue to progress in our leadership abilities, and through Jesus Christ's example and Heavenly Father's help we can become more and more like them.