Spiritual Leadership

I am humbled by the great students that make Vancouver their home for at least one year. It is a process I go through that shows me I am completely lacking in areas. I've been reading more Brengle and came across the chapter 'Spiritual Leadership.' I was struck at my lack in certain areas:

Spiritual leadership is not won nor established by promotion, but by many prayers, tears and confessions of sin and heart-searchings and humblings before God, and self-surrender and a courageous sacrifice of every idol and a bold and deathless, and uncompromising and uncomplaining embrace of the Cross and an eternal, unfaltering looking unto Jesus crucified. It is not gained by seeking great things for ourselves [Jer45.5], but rather, like Paul, by counting those things that were gain, loss for Christ. Hear him: "What things were gain to me those I counted loss for Christ. Yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung that I may win Christ. [Phil3.7,8]

That's what I'm aiming to attain. I want these students to have a better leader than last year. May God grant me the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord and the suffering that comes with it.

JE