Christian Devotional – March 6, 2023

Principles of Leadership, Day 9

Leadership is not about age. Read 1 Timothy 4:12.

Often, when thinking about leadership and people who are great leaders, we realize that their age has nothing to do with leadership. We have all seen amazing leaders who have been much older, much younger, or anywhere in between. I’ve seen leadership displayed in preschool classrooms. I’ve seen leadership displayed in senior centers.

However, when we start putting criteria for leadership on ourselves, many times we think we must be older. We mix up the ideas of chronological age with experience and application of that experience. Chronological age only tells someone how many revolutions around the sun you have taken. On the contrary, experience and ability to apply that experience is a much better indicator of leadership qualities.

How do we judge age in leadership? How do we consider age when we think about our own leadership? We can become a leader at any age.