The Christian
Perspective
The Christian perspective though digs deeper than the
dictionary definition of the word inspiration. It is of the spirit, of the
soul, an inspiration from the example of Christ.
Inspiration Drives
Passion
Passion had been defined as intense emotion compelling
actions. But before a person becomes passionate about things or person or goals
or vision, he/she has to be inspired.
In the community, we must be able to inspire in order to
lead. We cannot lead by just obedience, because obedience alone cannot ignite a
fire. They will end up following you for the sake of obedience, but no passion at
all.
Inspiration ignites a fire. It drives you and others to
action.
We inspire through:
1. Words – The way we speak and
deliver our talks or sharing. We must always be prepared. How the audience or
participants can relate with you will help a lot.
2. Actions – We always say, action
speaks louder than words. People are inspired by the way we live our life.
There should be no dichotomy between what you say and what you do.
3. Looks – Our posture, the way we
carry ourselves can also inspire others.
Inspiring Leader:
1. Command respect
2. Can excite
3. Contagious
Be Inspired As Well
We always say that we cannot give something that we don’t
have. So in order to be inspiring, we must also allow ourselves to be inspired
by others. So we are to:
1. Listen more
2. Love more
3. Learn more
This is our call and challenge, to be inspiring leaders’
not just leaders that are obeyed.
by aats