Called to Step Aside

During my early teens I lived with my Grandma in rural southeastern Colorado. Our Sunday church services were held in a one room school house. We had matching his and hers outhouses, no running water, and a piano, but no piano player. Grandma was the teacher/preacher out of necessity. There were a few men in the congregation, but either they couldn’t or wouldn’t teach. God called Grandma to teach, but He also called her to relinquish her ‘podium’ when there was a visiting circuit preacher or missionary. God puts people in leadership roles, but we are mistaken if we let ourselves consider it a permanent position. Stepping aside from a leadership role isn’t all bad...just think of it as a long, well deserved Sabbatical rest.