{"id":7015,"date":"2018-04-24T00:02:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T06:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/?p=7015"},"modified":"2018-04-24T00:02:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T06:02:40","slug":"go-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/go-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Go First"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article currently appears in the spring issue of<\/em>\u00a0The MOPS Magazine.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the better part of my life, I\u2019ve been more of a follower than a leader. I wouldn\u2019t categorize myself as the mindless type who would follow blind sheep off the cliff to their death. But if the person in charge has a good idea (or if I don\u2019t have a better one), I\u2019m perfectly comfortable just following. In fact, I\u2019ve always considered this one of my better qualities as it allows others to lead in areas of which I\u2019m unsure or lack the experience or wisdom to lead myself.<\/p>\n

However, I\u2019ve wrestled with what Go First really implies in my life: metaphorically, spiritually and practically speaking. If you are \u201cfirst,\u201d you have to be leading; you have to be carving a different path from the already well-traveled one; you have to be making waves and rustling feathers. That doesn\u2019t quite fit my definition of comfortable does it? Can I still be a follower and Go First in my life?<\/p>\n

Let it be to me according to your word<\/em> (Luke 1:38 ESV). This was Mary\u2019s response to the angel Gabriel when he delivered the untimely and surprising news that she would become pregnant with Jesus. I look at Mary, a quiet teenage girl, whose heart was set on following God. Her words were so submissive and full of surrender, and yet, they led her into the most singular example and expression of human initiative of stepping out. She was the type of \u201cfollower\u201d who embodied going first. This wasn\u2019t about being a leader, it was about embodying the full posture of surrender which is so counter to our culture and our own selves, that the act of surrender itself becomes an act of groundbreaking leadership.<\/p>\n

Going first does not always feel like an act of intentional leading or something heroic. Rather it is a simple certainty that we are where we need to be and finally going in the right direction, whether it be generational healing, overcoming fears and addictions, healing from abuse, learning vulnerability or living out personal convictions. This is not set aside for the select few intentional go-getters. I believe that we are all inherently created to lead \u2013 to realize our own Go First, to pursue it and to live into it. Each Go First is as uniquely designed, diverse and intimate as each person our creator handcrafted.<\/p>\n

Yes, my friend, you were created to Go First. Lead the way. I\u2019ll follow.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Jinny Jordan is the Editorial Manager for MOPS International. She juggles life with her hubby, Tim, and their three kiddos (15, 10, 5), all the while trying to curb her “Real Housewives” addiction and sneak in a shower from time to time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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