four things team leading has taught me

As I reflect on each season, the good ones and the really not great ones, I have made it a goal of mine to walk away with a list of things that i’ve learned from that season.

so here is a complication of what the beautiful thing we call team leading has taught me ! 

1. the little things are worth pausing for & celebrating . countless times as a team leader i have paused & been overwhelming filled with gratitude. gratitude for growth in the racers as they intentionally chase after Jesus. gratitude for the faithfulness of God that makes me say over & over “how is this life?”. Im so glad the Lord has given me eyes & a heart to cherish the little things. 
   
2. every hard day is so so worth it . way back when i was asking the Lord for vision over team leading, He gave me the scripture Psalm 30 that says “You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent . O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.” every day when i felt like i had nothing else to give, the Lord continued to refill me & give me a reason to rejoice. without the hard days I’d never be able to see the fullness of the really good ones .
3. to hear others ; you have to sing a little quieter. this season has taught me big things about humility. admitting that i am weak and not all knowing gives glory to my Father who is. this season has seen me fall down time after time as Jesus picks me back up. leadership is in no way perfection & i am so glad my heart knows that now. as the Lord has humbled me i’ve been wowed by the work of the Lord through the people around me. “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake , I delight in weakness, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties…” 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 
4. healing is not selfish but rather a humble investment into more of God within myself. this season of leadership has revealed so many different parts of myself . it’s taught me more about deeper grief than ever. & it’s taught me about the little things i really love . it’s brought up parts of myself that are painful while at the same time ; beautiful. i am excited to see the ways the Lord shows Himself in deeper healing. 

W O W 

never could i have ever pictured something this sweet & holy as what’s right before me when i first said yes to team leading , but i’m just really glad i did ! 

thank you for reading ! 

a fun blog about what’s next for me coming super soon ! 

kayla