Day 4 – Leading From Overflow

Day 4 – Leading From Overflow

April 4, 2026 — Holy Saturday

Some moments don’t feel big when they happen.

But you know they matter.

Yesterday was one of those days.

A Different Kind of Responsibility

It was just me and my daughter and my wife had to work.

With her being only 2 years old meant everything started earlier.

Getting myself ready.
Getting her ready.
Managing the morning on my own.

It may seem small…

But it’s a new layer of responsibility in this season.

And somewhere in the middle of that routine, something happened I didn’t expect.

“We’re Going to See Jesus”

Normally, when it’s just me and her, she knows the routine.

“Are we going to Grandma and Grandpa’s?”

That’s what she usually asks.

But this time…

I looked at her and said,
“Are you ready to go?”

And without hesitation, she said:

“We’re going to see Jesus.”

I didn’t correct her.

I didn’t say anything right away.

I just sat in it.

Because in that moment, something hit me:

This is what it looks like to raise your child in the right direction.

I didn’t grow up with that foundation.

But now…

I get the opportunity to build it.

To give her something I didn’t have.

Not perfection.

But a starting point.

And that meant more than I expected.

When Leadership Calls You Up

When we got to church, I dropped her off in kids ministry and stepped into my role.

Overseeing the entire greeter team, about 150 people.

The largest team in the church.

Normally, there’s a service lead in place.

But yesterday…

They got caught in traffic.

And in that moment, there was no one else.

So I stepped in.

Because that’s what leadership does.

It doesn’t wait for ideal conditions.
It responds to what’s needed.

The Moment That Changed Everything

Before every service, we do a huddle.

We gather the team.
Set the tone.
And pray.

I led the prayer.

And if I’m being honest…

I don’t even remember exactly what I said.

But I remember what happened next.

When the prayer ended…

The team erupted.

Clapping.
Energy.
Joy.

Right there in the middle of the hallway.

And in that moment, I realized something:

That wasn’t for me.

It wasn’t about leadership.
It wasn’t about performance.

It was about Him.

What He’s done.
What this weekend represents.
The reality of the cross… and the resurrection.

And for the first time, I felt like I wasn’t leading people…

I was simply pointing them in the right direction.

A Shift in Leadership

I’ve led teams before.

Built businesses.
Managed people.
Driven outcomes.

But this felt different.

Because this wasn’t about:

• metrics

• results

• performance

This was about posture.

And something inside me shifted:

Leadership isn’t about being the source.
It’s about being a vessel.

The Tension

I’m still learning what this looks like.

How to lead without owning it.
How to step in without making it about me.

But I know this:

This feels right.

The Anchor

“Train up a child in the way he should go…” Proverbs 22:6

Not perfectly.

But intentionally.

Closing Thought

I’ve spent years leading from pressure.

From expectation.
From responsibility.

But yesterday showed me something different:

When you lead from overflow…
people don’t just follow…
they respond.