“David said to God, “was it not I who ordered the fighting men to be counted? I, the shepherd, have send and done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Lord my God, let your hand fall on me and my family, but do not let this plague remain on your people.” 1 Chronicles 21:17
We all make mistakes, but the problem comes in when we don’t own up to our mistakes.
It seems so much easier to blame others, it’s their fault, right? We say and hear others say: “My child did this because of the friends to hang out with.” No, they did that because they made the choice to (unless someone was holding a gun to their head). Or, “I said that because They did this.” No, you said that because you chose to react that way. They are just so many ways to not except the responsibility of the things we do and say, but that’s not leading well. That’s learning to blame well.
David realized the mistake he made after he made it, and he saw that everyone was paying the price for his sin. So David pleaded with God to take it away from the people of Israel and place the consequences on himself. He excepted the consequence of his sin and by doing this lead the people well.
We have to do a better job of this, Laying down our pride and humbly excepting our sins. When we acknowledge the sin that we have committed we can ask God to forgive us and he will. However, when we blame others we aren’t diminishing the problem we are making it even bigger. Whereas excepting our mistake allows us to take on the hurt with the help and strength of Jesus, and work through the problem so we don’t hurt others too.
Leading well through the mistakes we make is taking responsibility for our actions and rectifying the choices we make through the forgiveness and mercy of Jesus Christ. This will heal our hurt and protect others from being hurt from the spiral of our mistake. Being a leader is Hard, but being a Good Leader leads others to see Jesus in us.
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