The Heart of a Leader: What Does It Mean to Lead With a Redeemed Heart?
What really drives the decisions we make in our business? What sits at the center of the ministry we are building? Have you ever stopped to ask yourself: Does God truly see what is in my heart, and am I leading from a place of surrender to Him?
If those questions made you pause, keep reading. This one is for all of us.
God Looks at the Heart
No matter how much the world tries to get into the hearts of people, it simply cannot. Only God knows what is deep inside of us - our thoughts and minds, our intentions and motives, our deepest desires that we have never told another person.
He knows our dreams and goals. He knows when we wake up and when we go to sleep. He even knows how many strands of hair we have on our heads.
Scripture puts it plainly:
“God even knows how many hairs there are on your head. So do not be afraid of those people who are against you. You are more valuable to God than many little birds” (Luke 1:27, EASY).
If God cares that much about the details of our physical body, imagine how much more He cares about the condition of our hearts.
The Heart of a Leader Points to God
Acknowledging Him in Everything
The heart of a redeemed leader does not try to figure everything out alone. She points to God - in the business decisions, the product launches, the quiet seasons of building, and the uncertain moments of growth.
Proverbs 3:6 (ESV) “In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
The word all does not leave room for exceptions. Not just in the big decisions. Not just when things feel spiritual. In all your ways - the pricing strategy, the email campaign, the moment you want to give up - acknowledge Him, and He will direct your steps.
Prioritizing Him Above the Business
They do. They will prioritize Him, understanding that without Him, we can do nothing.
John 15:5 (AMP) “I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for [otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.”
The ministry He placed in your hands and the business He placed in your heart - He needs to be number one in both. Not as an afterthought once the systems are built. Not as a footnote in your business plan. He is the Vine. You are the branch. Apart from Him, nothing we build will truly last.
What a Redeemed Heart Looks Like
Stripped and Aligned
The heart of a leader is a heart that has been redeemed by God. Stripped of anything that does not allow her to see Him clearly. Anything that clouds her vision of who He is and what he ahs called her to do.
The desires of a redeemed heart are aligned with God’s will - not just what feels good, not just what is profitable, but what is right in His sight.
Here is a simple test worth sitting with: If what we are building hurts people, it is not from God. If it only benefits us and destroys others, God is not in it.
Built For His Glory
So in the end, it comes down to this one prayer - that whatever we do, however we build, whatever we create or launch or offer - it honors and glorifies God.
Not our names. Not our brands. Not our follower counts.
Him.
Final Words
If this resonated with something stirring in your heart today, I want to invite you to keep building quietly - and doing it with God at the center of everything. That is what this space is all about.
I pray that God will give you the strength, wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and the skills needed to build whatever He calls you to do, and whatever He places in your heart as a business, to expand His kingdom here in this world. To bring souls to the feet of Jesus, and honor and glorify Him in everything we do.
I pray this in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
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