How being an example works
I believe with all that is in me that we are never good examples when we think we are, when we are trying to be. I believe that when we are yielded to Christ, His life in us, His will for us, that then, and only then, are we influencing those around us. And we never, no never, know when we are doing this. We are not supposed to know because then we may become affected or, worse yet, we may think that we have something to do with it! Jesus never set out to be an example. He simply was. As He stayed connected to His Heavenly Father, the life of God poured out through Him in thought, word, and deed. And of course, He really is the only example in life for all of us. Leaders will fail. "Experts" are limited. Good deed doers may be acting out of the flesh, not from fellowship with the Holy Spirit. So of course, we look to our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ as our only example because His example is flawless and true. His example can come to life in us, but only as glimpses