Did They Hear What You Said?

As a leader it is important to say the right thing. It is important but also impossible. God is the only one who is infinite and all-knowing. He is the only one who knows all things. He is the only one who understands reality. As Dr. Bruce Bauer says, "God is the only one who see things the way they really are." If we desire to do God's will, we must be dependent on God for wisdom and understanding. What we say is not always a reflection of what we know. Sometimes we may think we know something but then speak as if we do. This is a common practice among may leaders. Putting your poker face on. "BS-ing" through conversations and situations that require time and thought. Only left to clean up the mess later and count on our authority to give us credibility. Yet there are other times when even though we have no idea what to say, God gives us the words and the perception to navigate through the unknown. These are the times when we walk away thinking, " I have no idea what I just said but it worked!" When we know we are trying to live up to what God requires of us we can trust God to manage are reputation and our influence with those we lead. As I said before, it is important for a leader to say the right thing and in many ways this is almost impossible, but if God is leading us, it is possible that those we lead, will think that we did.