My wife asked me the other day what my Leadership Inspiration blog is all about. She wanted to understand the purpose behind it. This turned out to be a good exercise for me… she helped me to focus on the what, why, and how… and the more we talked, the more excited I got. Here’s what I came up with:

Purpose
The purpose of Leadership Inspiration is to encourage, comfort, and strengthen others by providing stories of perseverance and faith, quotations, and interviews of leaders in business, government, ministry, and the military.

Now it’s time to find some good material. All I need to decide is which mode of transportation will be more comfortable. Somehow, Global Warming and Climate Change are creating record-setting cold temperatures and snow across the nation and around the world.

So the question is, do I take the convertible…

…or the motorcycle I affectionately call my Pack Mule?

You might be asking the same question I have: Why not just stay warm, search the Internet to find some content, and get permission to republish it?  Answer: I’d like to find some new and interesting stories about leaders who are living their dream and fulfilling their life’s purpose. I’d like to learn from their insight and wisdom, and share it through Leadership Inspiration. I know my method seems a bit unorthodox, for an old coot like me, but I’m going for it.

Unorthodox
You’ve heard that God works through unusual ways, right? He spoke — literally — to Balaam through his donkey. He used a burning bush to capture Moses’ attention. He protected the Israelites by splattering blood on their doorposts. He parted the Red Sea and the Jordan River for the Israelites. He protected Daniel all night from the lions, and the next morning He let the lions consume the king’s guards. He used a tornado to take Elijah up to heaven. He chose a virgin peasant girl to enter our world, and He slept in an animal trough in a barn because the hotels were booked. He had John the baptist wear camel hair and eat locusts. Jesus’ first miracle was turning water into wine. He walked on water. He spit in some dirt to make mud and then used it to heal the sick. He cast out demons, raised the dead, upset religious leaders, and on and on… He must have seemed pretty unorthodox to the orthodox.

Press On
In light of all that, this little adventure doesn’t seem like much, does it? And it’s definitely not too hard for the Maker of the Universe. Then again, I could stay home and warm, and not risk anything. Nah… I’d rather try to “make some history” and see if I can “finish strong,” as Pastor Phil suggested.

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.     – Philippians 3:12-14

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Be not fearful or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.     – Joshua 1:9