Meg Marie Wallace

At this stage in my life, I’ve learned that the best leaders are often the most hesitant ones—⁠
the ones who know what it’s like to be at the very bottom.⁠
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It’s not fear that holds them back, though that may be present too...⁠

It’s understanding the weight of what leading requires.⁠

They know it’s not about control or being in the spotlight—⁠
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it’s about sacrifice.⁠
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True leadership carries people’s stories, their hurts, their hopes, their hearts and realizes that choices ripple far beyond self.⁠
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Real leaders don’t run toward recognition;⁠
they bow toward responsibility.⁠..and before Jesus.
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They serve. They go low in order to help others rise.⁠
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Like a shepherd risking his life for his flock,⁠
good leaders serve and sacrifice for those they steward—⁠not use those they lead.⁠
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They stay loyal when it’s costly,⁠
take blame that isn’t always theirs,⁠
and serve consistently, often without applause.⁠
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That’s the mark of true leadership:⁠
when ambition falls away and surrender rises to the surface.⁠
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If you feel the pull to lead—pause.⁠

Count the cost.⁠

Ask God to make you tender, compassionte, steadfast, and most of all, servant-minded.⁠

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Waiting can feel like a holding cell.⁠
Like life was put on pause.⁠
Like maybe God has forgotten.⁠
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Joseph. I really like him. I’m sure he knew that feeling.⁠ (He is someone I am excited to meet in Heaven.)

He was wrongfully imprisoned, and forgotten by from Pharaoh’s cup-bearer. I wonder what his thought life and prayer life were like in those years.
(Genesis 40:14-15, 23)⁠
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Moses likely knew that feeling too.⁠
He reminded Israel that their forty years in the wilderness were not wasted years, but I am sure at times he questioned.

God was humbling them, teaching them dependence, shaping their hearts to trust His Word., but that probably wasn’t easy.
(Deuteronomy 8:2-4)⁠
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Seasons of waiting often feel unjust or…endless.⁠

But I know this deep down and I refuse to believe anything else, this season (and others like it) are not ever meaningless.⁠

God often does His deepest work in hidden years—as He is forming character, teaching reliance, preparing us for what lies ahead.⁠

He is forging in us something eternal, and although it’s east to lose sight of that end we must not give in to the lie that the season of waiting is worthless.
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If you’re like us, and are waiting on the Lord for something right now—⁠
for healing, for reconciliation, for provision, for a prayer to be answered—⁠
remember that God’s timing is not careless.⁠
His delays are not denials.⁠
What feels like an unanswered prayer is most certainly preparation.⁠
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You (we) are not forgotten.⁠
You (we) are being purposefully formed.
We can trust Him.

From my Journal entry 10/5/2025

I’m just a tree, planted by streams of Living Water, with roots that go deep. He must increase…🍃