How Small Acts of Love Shape Healthy Leadership
What If the Smallest Moments Are Where We Learn to Love Best?
Discover how small, everyday moments can reflect God’s love and shape healthy leadership.
Loving people well doesn’t always require grand gestures or perfectly planned moments. More often, it happens in the in-between spaces of our day—the drive home, a short break, a pause between meetings. These small moments can easily slip by unnoticed, but they hold incredible potential when we choose to be intentional.
Life is full. Our schedules are crowded with responsibilities, conversations, and commitments. Yet God often works through what seems ordinary. A simple text, a quick phone call, or a sincere “How are you?” can become a powerful expression of care. When we choose not to waste these moments, we allow God to use them to encourage, affirm, and remind others that they are seen and loved.
Jesus taught us to love one another as He loves us (John 13:34–35). Just as a simple moment with the Lord can have a lasting impact on our lives, a simple act of love can have lasting impact on others—especially in leadership. Small, intentional expressions of care can deeply influence how a team functions and how they learn to love one another.
Each day presents us with opportunities to reflect God’s love—not by adding more to our calendars, but by redeeming the time we already have. When we pause and ask God to help us notice these moments, we may be surprised by how many people we can impact through small, faithful acts of love.
«Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.»
1 John 3:18
One Minute Watch
with Gabe Valenzuela, Senior Leadership Team of Bethel Church
in Redding, CA.
Action Steps:
- Identify one “in-between” moment in your day (a commute, a walk, a break).
- Use that time intentionally to reach out to someone with a call, text, or message of encouragement.
- Ask God to open your eyes to moments you normally overlook.
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