A few days ago i was in one bookstore,I happened to meet with the bookstore owner and asked for her opinion as a bookseller on the subject of servanthood.This is what she told me "people don't want to be servants they want to be leaders..."
Right there she got me thinking..could this be the reason alot of us are missing it out in leadership?Alot of people are getting into leadership with a wrong notion.the notion of power.Most people's underlying motive of ascending to positions is so that the may look powerful.
If at all there are by any chance people out there who share the same opinion with my boostore friend then we have very reason to be alarmed.Recently right here in kenya we had by elections for parliamentary seats.It was quite a suprise to see many of the emerging winners being young people.my prayer is that unlike the kind of leaders we have been having in Africa ,this new breed of leaders will be different and will adopt the principle of servant leadership.
Africa as we know it has been known to breed bad leaders who are obssessed with power that they end up abusing.But iam sensing a fresh wind of change blowing all over africa and soon we are going to have leaders who have the people's interest at heart.leaders who will not be comfortable in looting public funds to fill their garage with expensive vehicles while majority of the people they serve cannot even afford a proper meal and live blow a dollar a day.May God raise leaders in Africa who will not be insecure...leaders who will not clinch to power and use all means possible to mantain certain positions.This is why exactly i beleive that the new breed of leaders God is preparing in Africa need to read the book "REDISCOVERING THE PEARL OF SERVANTHOOD"
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