Alison

That’s the problem, Amos Love.

I think it’s part of our fallen nature to get attached to status and titles, forgetting that the leader’s role is truly to serve, not to be power-hungry, manipulative, bossy, or what have you. And we’re toast when we do.

The fact is, Jesus told us that whoever wants to lead must be a servant, and that the last will be first, and the first will be last. This runs counter to our fallen, me-first way of being. We get so attached to titles because we think they make us “something”, forgetting that the Word of God already tells us who we most truly are: treasured children of the Most High God (to borrow a phrase that’s been used around my church). If we spent more time in the Word and let GOD speak that truth into us, we’d be much better off.