We've gotten really good at being the expert in the room. We're the coach. The consultant. The mentor. The strategist. People come to us for answers, and we're used to delivering. But here's something many leaders won't admit: We don't always know when to shut up and simply sit with someone.

“Why would God waste His grace on someone who would squander it?” These words from my wife, Latondra, hit me hard—not because I disagreed, but because I was convicted.