Joy #46: Joy & Leadership

Are you a leader? A leader of employees? A team? Co-workers? Students? Small children? (even your own?) Everyone is a leader of someone.

Here’s a curious trend I didn’t expect to find in our study—Leaders seek the joy of their people.

Paul says that leadership is not “lording it over.” He says, “We are workers with you for your joy.” 2 Corinthians 1:23-24

Paul says he works, “for their progress and joy in the faith.” Philippians 1:25

John says he writes his epistle “so their joy will be complete.” 1 John 1:3-4

And Jesus, the ultimate model of leadership, relates over and over that He works/speaks

…that that your joy will be full (John 15:11)

…so your joy will be complete (John 16:24)

…that your joy would be full. (John 17:13)

In seeking the joy of others, perhaps we will discover our own!