Great Leaders

WOW!!!! Having just returned from Duck, NC from our leadership retreat, I am flying high. It was a wonderful experience, building unity and grower as a team. Friday, God showed up and we experience a wonderful time of praying for each other.

It is so true that when we surrender our will to God, He moves in our hearts. We discussed how humbling it is to allow someone to serve us. Our pride interferes with God's desire to mold us into a Mature follower. That is one of Jesus' reasons for washing the disciples feet in John 13. After Jesus washed the disciples feet He commands that we wash each others feet. I don't have a difficult time washing someone's feet, it is difficult to allow someone to wash mine. Yet, Christ told Peter that if he couldn't wash Peter's feet, then Peter would not be a part of Jesus. This time opened us up to experience God's movement and a time of healing. Many of us keep God at arm's length because of our fear of being found with dirty feet.

Ever experience the embarassment of taking your shoes off in a group to find you have dirty socks or socks with holes. We hate revealing that our feet are less than spotless. We would rather hide the dirt. That is so like our life that we hide those areas of our life that are hidden and yet are imperfect. Jesus desires to wash our life daily to remove the dust and dirt that we pick up by being human. He never forces us to come to him to be washed. He patiently waits for us to come and humble ourselves so that He can do His work. I am so glad Jesus is so willing to wash my feet.