Much of my existence is wrapped up in leadership and becoming a better leader. In fact, that’s a good portion of what I write about on my own blog. I make every effort to read as much about leadership as I can, talk to as many people about it as I can, and get out there and lead as much as I can.

One thought that’s weighing on me, though, is where could I be leading that I am not yet leading. And I’m writing this because I think it is something that we all need to be wrestling with. Leaders are created when they see a need, their heart becomes passionate about that need, they step forward to meet that need, and then people follow a clear path that has been laid out. Now, I don’t know if John Maxwell would agree completely with that assessment, but I think its a very simplified while accurate statement. When we don’t step up to meet that need, however, something is left undone.

Recently, in a book I’ve been reading called Killing Cockroaches: And Other Scattered Musings on Leadership, the author Tony Morgan writes this, “We can’t just sit on our hands and wait for God to do something. He’s called us to be a part of his mission. I’ve learned time after time that God reveals his plans as I begin to take steps of obedience.”

I feel like this post has partially been some rambling that may be confusing, but in my mind, I’m marrying these two thoughts right now and they are not fitting nicely together yet. That is, what are needs that I need to be stepping forward to lead in, and am I waiting on a “big voice” as my excuse for not stepping up, or do I need to move forward in obedience with a specific need that I see so that God will add some clarity to where I’m leading.

Does that make sense at all…Someone help me with this.