Why are we so mean?

 

As Christians we are called to be ambassadors for Christ. What we say, how we act and how we treat others is being viewed by countless people. So how is it  that Christians tend to be the rudest, angriest, most demanding and ungrateful clients? Now I am not putting myself above this at all. I have found myself becoming a task master when trying to gather volunteers or have overlooked the hard work of others for me. With this all said we need to step back and appreciate not only volunteers, but also the vendors that we are using.

 

When is the last time you said “Thank you” to a printer for working late to make an approaching deadline. When is the last time we sent an email to our programmer thanking him for double checking that all the programming works in IE? When is the last time we complimented one of the designers for caring enough to spend long hours on a design?

 

We tend to be quick to point out everything that is wrong. We love to make sure people know our authority and flaunt it in front of them. But what we need to do is look at Jesus and his example. A servant, grateful, loving to all, and most of all humble. Our calling is to love one another, not point out every fault. Today I am going to try and go out of my way to thank those who I work with, I am blessed to have them.

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