Leadership is an interesting paradox.  In order to be a good leader one must really be a good follower.  In the classic book, Spiritual Leadership, J. Oswald Sanders said, “Many who aspire to leadership fail because they have never learned to follow.  They are like boys playing war in the street, but all is quiet.  When you ask, ‘Is there a truce?’ they respond, ‘No, we are all generals.  No one will obey the command to charge.’”  Followership is necessary for leadership, especially when it relates to spiritual matters.  The true leader will be follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

     The disciples “turned the world upside down” during their ministry, only because they had previously followed Christ in those previous years.  As a matter of fact, in the fourth chapter of the book of Acts, the boldness displayed by the disciples was a sure sign of their association with the Lord.  The Bible says, “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13).  No matter where God has placed you to lead, remember that He has first called you to follow. If you’ll be a good soldier, you can be a great general.