Humility. That is the word I would use to describe what the most recent leadership retreat taught me. I will admit I walked into the retreat preoccupied and a little cynical. I walked out with a renewed knowledge of why I joined the leadership team at Wesley in the first place, areas of growth I would like to focus on and a renewed excitement about Wesley's ministry to the college students of UCF, Valencia and more. I'm not on leadership to make the staff of Wesley happy. I'm not on leadership to have something to put on my resume. I'm not on leadership so that I can feel good about myself.
I am on leadership because I have a calling from God - to love Him with all my heart, to love those around me as I love myself, and to bring others to Him by living a life that shows His love and His grace. Wesley's mission is to call college students to new life in Jesus Christ. As a part of the leadership team I have taken a personal vow to do all I can to see this mission through, for His glory, and not mine. This leadership retreat has challenged me to take on an attitude of selflessness this coming semester, and it is my hope that this challenge will strengthen my personal relationship with Christ, as well as show others His unconditional love and grace.
