As leaders we all go through life and work holding to past regrets, those disappointments over lost or missed opportunities. We’re sad or repentant over things that we wish we had done differently.
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-born Founding Father of the United States. An inventor and philosopher, he authored Common Sense, a pamphlet that was influential at the start of the American Revolution.
As Jesus began teaching on earth, His words about leadership and leading were shocking. In fact, they were so at odds with religious leaders of the time, they believed Jesus could not possibly be the Savior they were hoping and waiting for.
On the surface the story of Job may seem a cruel game. A faithful man, he suffers greatly, questions God, and receives God’s pointed response. How should we lead when faced with trials and difficulty?
We will stare out in the night sky at those distant points of light, so unimaginably far away, and we ask, “Is there anything out there, is there anything more?”
Our culture has accepted the notion that our collective knowledge has grown to near completion. The reality is that there is a staggering amount we simply don’t know. Consider the unanswered questions and it leads to a sense of awe in our Creator and His Creation.