The Leadership concept, really what is it? III

Trapped with every follower is an undiscovered leader. That is truly my belief. An army of sheep lead by a lion will always defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. That quote is by Dr. Myles Munroe. I read a story about this African farmer who led his flock out to graze, and came across an apparently abandoned lion cub that was separated from its pride. So the farmer looked around cautiously so as to make sure the mother was not around to maul him. He took the young cub and raised him among his flock of sheep. Over the months the young cub grew into an energetic ball of shinny muscle. The young lion lived among the sheep, they accepted him and he became and acted just like them. After 15 months the young lion acted, sounded, responded, and behaved just like one of the sheep. The lion had become one of the sheep by association.

One day while the shepherd watched his flock as they drank at the river, across the river appeared a giant beast that the young lion had never seen before. In a panic the flock of sheep, including the young lion, ran back to the farm in fear. The beast made a sound that seemed to shake the forest. When its head rose above the tall grass, the farmer could see the beast had in its mouth one of his flock. Danger had returned to his part of the forest.

Days had passed without incident. Then one day while drinking at the river, the young lion, in fear, ran back to the farm once again. This time the sheep flock did not follow. The young lion slowly walked back to the river and saw that it was his own reflection that he was frightened of. While he tried to understand what he was seeing, suddenly, the beast appeared out of the jungle again. The flock dashed with breakneck speed toward the farmhouse, but before the young lion could move, the beast stepped in the water toward him and made that deafening sound that filled the forest. For a moment the young lion felt that his life was about to end. He realized that he saw not just one beast, but two----one in the water and one before him. The beast came within ten feet of the young lion, growling at him face to face with frightening power as to say “try it and come follow me.” This is a great story about leadership but a little long. I will finish next time. Until next time remember to pursue the best and God Bless!