Embrace the seasons of proving God gives you - develop through the difficulties, and mature through the monotony.

15 Traits of Strong Spiritual Leadership

The world fails when it tries to mimic real leadership because its foundation, its process, and its goals are man-centered. True leadership is always God-centered; Bible-centered. Here are 15 traits of strong spiritual leadership and how they effect a leader (pastor, boss, husband, father):

1. Crisis Management - draws out one's leadership
2. Prayer - empowers one's leadership
3. Courage - solidifies one's leadership
4. Wisdom - promotes one's leadership
5. Planning - brings focus to one's leadership
6. Motivation - extends one's leadership
7. Delegation - unleashes one's leadership
8. Encouragement - supports one's leadership
9. Problem-solving - refines one's leadership
10. Conflict Management - gives resolve to one's leadership
11. Vision - gives direction to one's leadership
12. Renewal - refreshes one's leadership
13. Loyalty - affirms one's leadership
14. Integrity - validates one's leadership
15. Purity - blesses one's leadership
an extra one...
16. Humility - brings glory to God rather than the leader

You'll never be over those things that God has or desires to put under you until you are under those things God has set over you.