Leadership Echo: Prodigal 7 - Brosephus: The Shock of Leaving

When a prodigal named Sonny demanded his inheritance early, his brother Brosephus stood in disbelief. Did his brother just wish their father dead?

The feeling of shock didn’t last long, it hardened into anger. From the outside, that anger seemed justified. After all, Sonny had wasted what their father built.

But fairness can still lead a leader’s heart astray. Brosephus stayed home, working faithfully, but he began to serve from resentment instead of relationship. He measured his worth by effort and reward. Maybe he thought, “I’m not as bad as him.”

Leaders often feel that same tension: doing what’s “right” while quietly drifting from why we lead in the first place. We protect order, but sometimes at the cost of grace.

“We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way.” Isaiah 53:6

True leadership doesn’t just keep score; it keeps perspective.

It remembers that people are not problems to fix but hearts to shepherd.

Take time to reflect this week: When have you mistaken being right for being close to the people you lead, or to the Father who leads you?