I am a member of a movement called Student Christian Movement. We had our handover weekend from 23rd to 25th of January during which we had one of our most tasking moments during our leadership tenure i.e the now past leaders.

On the fateful Sunday the incumbent leaders which I’m one of is to be dissolved, the President read out his handover report and called every department headed by each person, enlisting their achievements and how impressed he was by their performances but skipped mine mistakenly.

I was bitter at that for reasons I am still trying to understand. Perhaps because I wanted public recognition or because I felt all my unit members would be disappointed or because I felt my presence wasn’t felt or I felt my successor would be feeling she’s taking over an invisible unit. For whatever reason it was, I know  I shouldn’t have felt as terrible as I did.

Why?

Paul says in 2 Corinthians 3:1- 6 that they are not looking for letters of commendation from them or anyone. He goes on to say that what is important is the letter written by God in their lives which can be read by everybody. That is what I should care about: That I imparted on the people I was given to lead not on commendations.

– Nnagbo Chidimma