On the difference between true and false significance:
There’s a difference between feeling significant or desired because you are needed or because someone wants you to do something for them (to fill up their lacking), and being significant and desired by someone simply because He delights in you. You—not what you can do for Him. This is significance without strings: Value that’s not contingent on what you do or accomplish but entirely dependent on what He has done in creating you, redeeming you, calling you, and leading you. (Kindle location 954)
Four principles for living humbly as a servant leader:
In the spotlight only the humble will survive the long-haul. To avoid burnout and maximize your ability to be a servant-leader, here are four phrases to memorize:
I don’t know everything.
I have limited time and energy.
I’m not morally invincible.
I’m not irreplaceable. (Kindle locations 2068-2088)
Embracing Obscurity: Becoming Nothing in Light of God's Everything
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