Life and Faith

Leadership. It is something I've tried many times throughout my life (with many fail attempts). I have always been inspired by the qualities of a leader; whether it be the captain that leads his team onto the field when I'm watching the NFL or the leader in the movie 300 that is fearless and rally his men's in a battle. Leadership seemed so appealing to me. Like why wouldn't anyone want to be a leader? That is where all the glory lies. Right? Well... That is not entirely true. There is glory in leadership, that is for sure. But the glory is not for you, but for God. This might sound ironic and you may be thinking but why? I am the one doing all the work and making all the decisions, and I am the one person that people listen to and follow. No, that is the mindset we must abandon to become good leaders. As Christian placed in a leadership position, we are called to serve God; to facilitate and direct others towards Him. Our mindset is to be centered on Him and...

Disappointment. It is something we all have experience with. From when you were young to this very day. From the day you didn’t receive the Christmas present you wanted when you were a kid, to the day when you didn’t get that job you desired, or that holiday, or that crush you wanted to like you back. Our hopes and plans don’t always turn out the way we wanted. We are all constantly subjected to disappointments of unmet desires. Disappointment is a symptom of when we fill unsatisfied or unfulfilled in ourselves or others. We all have expectations of ourselves and the world around us. We subconsciously and consciously set dreams and goals to what we want to achieve. When we were kids, we wanted to be that movie star, or that singer, basketball player or that chef we see on TV. And for many us, these dreams were never fulfilled. As we grew older, we decided to set more realistic goals such as the university to attend, the major to do, the sport to play or the girl to marry. ...