It's a Secret

Everyday during your work, jobs and deeds go unnoticed. Sometimes even a job well done will go unrecognized. How does that make you feel? It can be difficult doing a task that will take you over and above what is expected of you and no one recognizes you for it. We continue our look at servant leadership.

Today's verse:

Matthew 6:3-4 But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.

Another sign of a true servant leader is someone who gives and gives and gives but never wants recognition. It is like those people who give an anonymous gift and ask nothing in return. They don't want the accolades or the praise they just want to know that they did something right.

When you work you are working for money so your reward is your pay. Within that job however you may find yourself going above and beyond. Sometimes you might even find yourself wondering why no one is praising you for the extra work you are doing. A servant leader can't worry about that. They just want to serve. By serving they are leading they are showing humility.

Leaders must be careful not to grasp onto the power that is around them but instead embrace the quietness of giving by secretly serving. If you are going to volunteer to do something do you announce it so everyone knows? Don't make a big scene out of doing your job or even if you volunteer. Jesus didn't walk around saying "I am going to heal this man" He would just do it and let his deeds speak for themselves. Leaders need to do the same.

Questions to Ponder:

Am I serving without looking for some reward?

In what ways can I serve privately on my job?


Serve in silence and reap the higher calling reward.