This Is What Leadership Looks Like Sometimes

If you’re called to lead—whether in ministry, business, or everyday life—there will be days like this.

Today, the posting plan got bumped. Legal work had to be prepared—an eviction. Not something anyone enjoys. The tenant had a pattern of being late but usually paid around this time of year. This time, he pushed it too far. And when leadership said, “File the eviction,” that was it.

Here’s the part many people don’t understand about leadership.

Leadership means you don’t get to sit back, criticize, and wait for someone else to make the hard call. You are the one who has to make the hard call.

It’s not fun being the firm voice in the room. It’s not easy being the one people go silent around when you enter. But if you don’t carry the weight of leadership, someone else will suffer for your silence.

This applies to more than property management. If we allow one person to disrupt order—because we’re afraid of being seen as “too harsh”—others will follow the example. Order breaks down. The ripple effects reach people who were doing the right thing. Eventually, the property is lost. The opportunity is lost. And no one wins.

You may not want to be the “heavy.” Neither do I. But leadership often calls you to that place.

We live in a time when authority is resisted and leadership is resented. Many don’t want to follow; they want to be right. Knowledge is often mistaken for wisdom. Everyone wants to lead—until it’s time to carry the cost.

You’ll see this in the workplace. In families. In churches. The moment someone with experience steps in and brings direction, those who feel insecure will either push back or check out. That doesn’t mean you stop leading.

There is a balance.

Yes—lead with humility.
Yes—lead with compassion.
But also—don’t be afraid to lead with clarity and conviction.

Even Jesus flipped tables when it was time to cleanse the temple.

Today, I prepared paperwork to remove someone from their home. He has one more night—just a few more hours. If he doesn’t comply, the legal process moves forward.

It isn’t personal. It’s responsibility.

So if you’re called to lead, prepare yourself—not for a title or a platform, but for moments like this, when someone has to stand up and carry the weight no one else sees.

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