Christmas Eve has a way of cutting through the noise. The pace slows down for a moment. The lights come on. The house gets quieter. People start thinking about what matters again. That is a gift in itself, because most of us spend the year running hard and rarely stopping long enough to ask whether we are becoming the kind of leaders God can trust.

The reason for the holiday is not nostalgia. It is not tradition. It is not even family, as good as that can be. Christmas is about Christ. God stepping into the world in humility. The King entering without a spotlight. The Savior arriving without leverage. Jesus did not come to impress anyone. He came to rescue, to serve, and to bring peace between God and man.

That truth should shape how we lead.

Most leadership in the professional world is built on power. Influence. Control. Optics. People climb, guard their position, and protect their image. Jesus took the opposite road. He laid aside privilege and came low. He chose obedience over recognition. He chose service over status. Christmas reminds us that the highest form of leadership is not dominance. It is humility with conviction.

This hits close to home for me because it is easy to carry leadership weight and slowly become hard. It is easy to treat people like tasks. It is easy to turn your calendar into an idol and your efficiency into your identity. A lot of us love Jesus, yet lead like the world because we are tired, pressured, and trying to keep everything afloat.

Christmas Eve is a chance to reset.

A Christian leader should be the most stable person in the room. Not because we have the best strategy, but because we know who sits on the throne. A Christian leader should be the first to take responsibility, not the first to assign blame. A Christian leader should be the one who tells the truth without cruelty, serves without needing credit, and stays consistent even when the environment is chaotic.

The story of Christmas is the story of God doing what we could never do for ourselves. That should kill pride in a leader. It should also kill fear. If Christ has already secured what matters most, then we do not have to lead from insecurity. We do not have to grasp for control. We do not have to prove we belong. We can lead with open hands.

Tonight, a lot of leaders are carrying invisible weight. You are thinking about work even though you are off. You are thinking about finances. You are thinking about the year ahead. You are thinking about problems you have not solved yet. I get it.

This is your reminder that Christ came for you too. Not for the version of you that has it all together. For the real you. The tired you. The pressured you. The you that wants to do right and still struggles to trust God when the stakes feel high.

Take a moment tonight and let Christmas do what it was meant to do. Let it re-center you.

Slow down. Pray. Thank God for what He has carried you through this year. Ask Him to purify your motives and steady your heart. Commit your leadership to Him again, not as a performance, but as obedience. Then go be present with the people in front of you.

Jesus entered the world quietly, yet changed everything. Christian leadership works the same way. Faithfulness rarely looks flashy. It looks like humility. It looks like steadiness. It looks like love that shows up and keeps showing up.

Merry Christmas Eve. Christ is worthy.