Love in Everything

     Hello again to anyone who cares to read what I write.  The last post I wrote was about how important communication is in fulfilling our roll as husbands and it is foundational in being a success in what we do and having those we love trust in us and follow us. 
     This topic is said to be had by many but what many of us fail to see is that though we may voice with our mouths the love of our hearts, but we seem unable to put it into practice within the scope of every situation (which is true of myself).  What do I mean?  I mean to say that if we have this love it will shine through even in the midst of anger and frustration, fear and worry, tears and pain.  What I have found even (and probably more so) with myself and many is that these feelings dig deep within us and influence the words we say.  When hurt we seek to hurt with fury and vengence, not realizing that we achieve nothing.  As we allow these certain things to control or influence how we act we simply show our weakness.  Acting out in our anger or frustration is very easy, its as if it is second nature to us however by controlling our tongues and how we portray ourselves and doing so in ways that avoid the hurting of those we love shows real strength. 
     I don't have exercises to do or anything of the sort but I say evaluation is the best thing for us to do.  We need to assess how important those people are to us, are they big enough for us to step up and lead from the front.  I think love is a very important part of leadership, and yes I believe this true in any scope of leadership: church, home, military, etc.  Being a true leader is being able to have that love, to help when its needed and to not be afraid to be hard we need be.  Where communication is the foundation of great leadership love certainly must be the back bone.  Love is what gives us the strength and supports the other aspects of leadership.  So without love, nothing holds together and our motives are weak.  The brain uses the spine to send the signals for action throughout the whole body, so love is what drives our actions just as hate or distain can drive actions as well.  I hope and pray that this will seep into our minds and allow us to step into the role of leader and husband with joy.  Peace of Christ.