God is a perfect, loving, Heavenly Father. He will always do things in our best interest, and loves to give good gifts to us. Even bad parents should love to give good gifts to their children. Sadly, some don’t, but when Jesus made the comparison in His Sermon on the Mount, His words were sure to touch the hearts of any who didn’t.
The point is, you, as a leader, should be known for giving of yourself in many ways. Kids, especially, will clamor for things, but what they really want is time. That’s what any person wants from a leader. No, you can’t spend all your time with each person. You may well need to use Godly counsel to learn how to give of your time to help others. However, the important thing is, time, special treats that are “just because I love you,” and so on all must have one thing in common. They should not be earned or deserved. There may be times when you want to remove some privilege. Even in churches, there should be some measure of discipline for great misdeeds, such as Paul told the very carnal Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 5. But, that should not take away from the love and compassion that you show your followers.
