"When leaders lead in Israel, when the people willingly offer themselves, bless the Lord!" Judges 5:2

So the picture above is of the crazy bunch of interns I get to supervise this year at WFR.  They are an amazing group of people for Christ and I am honored to get to lead, work and live among them.  There are 12 interns (6 women, 6 men, 8 singles, 2 marrieds) all out here for various reasons for a year.  All desiring to grow in the Lord and truth in God's foundation before living in the "real world."  I have had a lot of laughs with them while partaking in various activities (shooting, climbing, running, practicing guitar, Bible study, games, carpentry, etc).  I've also faced some difficulties with them  being their supervisor during work.  One of the reasons I choose to move out here and take this position was because of the ministry I'd have to pour into other believers.  It has been so wonderful to be able to talk about Christ at work and I have had so many opportunities for great conversations while working alongside them, but being a leader still is difficult as being viewed differently or critiqued and with higher expectations or comparisons to other supervisors.  I chose this verse from Judges that is from a song of Deborah, a prophetess during the time of the judges of Israel when there were no male leaders taking the lead, and Barak, commander of Israel's army who looked to Deborah for strength than trusting God.  I'm not saying I'm like Deborah and there's no male leaders out here because I do co-lead with a Godly man, but I'm learning this mindset and attitude of "willingly offering myself" even when I don't have direction necessarily for how to lead each person for what they need in leadership, trusting the Lord that He will be glorified.  I desire to find the balance of friend and supervisor while at work, which is not easy and becomes frustrating at times desiring their respect while also respecting them.  It's good to get constructive criticism but not always easy to take, I guess it's like melting the dross from silver to purify it. I've been a supervisor in other jobs before and know that there is no cookie cutter right way to lead everyone, but it is so great that I know that Christ is the focus as why we're all here and to not look to our own interest but the interest of others.  I thought it was cool in Ephesians 1:9 that God is the only one who can be "selfish" when Paul writes about "His will according to His good pleasure."  If we did according to our good pleasure, it'd probably be selfish and hurt others, but God is perfect and what He does benefits all.  So I need to have faith to what God has intrusted to us today in being faithful, not successful.