Being a leader of Men

ESPN has been showing a compilation video of great moments in college football over the last decade. Included in their collage was a video showing the head coach of Iowa State address his team after a victory over Nebraska. The coach was full of emotion as he stood before his team. The young men he had led to victory reciprocated their coaches emotions (I have included the video below).

It is really an inspiring moment. As I watched I thought to myself, "What a feeling to lead men to great heights." It is truly something when you can take a man, or a group of men and together achieve something great. I remember being a member of a two time championship wrestling team back in middle school. My coach expressed gratitude to our entire team. He was thankful for all of our hard work. We too, were thankful. We often referred to each other as family. We looked out for each other and had each other's backs. We pushed each other further then we thought we could go.

Men need a leader. Men need a team. Men need a family-a community of men. If you're lucky, you are part of a team somewhere. Maybe it's your team at work. Maybe it's a local hoops squad you are a part of. If you are truly blessed perhaps you are a part of a church with a pastor that leads and inspires men to follow Christ and achieve greatness. The sad reality is that so many men don't have a team to be a part of or a leader to follow.

Christ was a leader of men and still is. He led the disciples, he led the 120, he led the multitudes. Christ inspires greatness in men. He causes men to be and do things they could have never done apart from Him. Christ sees what is in a man and because he knows the purpose we were created for he stands at the mountain top telling us to "come higher."

If you are a man without a leader and a team may I suggest you start with Christ. Ask Him to lead your life. Ask Him to reveal your gifting and skills. Ask Him what position He would have you play. Maybe He has called you to be a leader of men. Maybe he has called you to be an intricate part of a team. If that is to be, you must first be a follower of Him.