Leadership and Freezing Rain

Traveling to one of our churches this morning, we came across several accidents due to the freezing rain. Crumpled cars, backed up traffic, and the State Police forced us to turn around and head back home. A leadership lesson came out of the experience.

As leaders, we are expected to be out front, aggressively demonstrating by example the path that lies ahead. The vision pulls us forward toward the preferred future the Lord has for us. Caution can be thrown to the wind when motivated to be all we can be. This places leaders in an awkward position. Leading the way not only provides great opportunities for success, it also provides great opportunities for loosing control and spinning out, resulting in unintended disaster.

As leaders, we need to be aggressively pursuing the path laid out by the Lord. We must also keep a watchful eye for potential pitfalls and slick spots. Never get to the place where you believe you cannot fall into temptation. There are too many great leaders of the past and present that have experienced the trauma of the unexpected. Be the leader God has called you to be and keep a watchful eye on the dangers that lie ahead. Bridges may freeze before road surfaces.