Value Treatment

“The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” Mark 12:31 [emphasis added].

This is how I live my life and this is how I suggest you live your life. Treat everyone below you exactly how you would want them to treat you if you were below them. Who is below you today? Domestic staff? Treat your house help, your cook, your gateman the same way you want him or her to treat you if you were working for them. It will change your life. I know some people will struggle with this because they cannot imagine being the house help or gate man or cook. I know what I am asking you to do is a hard thing but it is the way to your freedom. Your driver, treat him how you would want him to treat you if you were his driver. In Jesus Name you will not move backwards, you will only move forward.

Guess what? Your driver can become the president tomorrow because God is a Master of taking people from the dunghill and setting them among princes. What if he becomes the president tomorrow? So what if you are the boss now? Treat your staff as you would want them to treat you if the roles were reversed. Let this be foremost in your mind every time you relate with people. I know you really want to slap her but before you do ask yourself, if I did this would I want her to slap me? Love your neighbor as yourself…

#3. Focus on Contribution. To unlock concerted action, you must focus on contribution and not on collection. Contribution makes you valuable and people treasure what they consider valuable. If you have two friends, one is always calling to ask for money and the only time you hear from the other friend is when he credits your account. Then you have two incoming calls on your dual SIM phone from both of them. Which call will you pick? Everyone appreciates people that go the extra mile. So give!

Every time I experience a loss [sometimes it happens], maybe someone steals my phone. I always ask myself two questions; first question, do I have an issue with my tithing? Why? Because God says when I tithe, He will rebuke the devourers for my sake. By God’s grace, that usually is not the problem. Second question, am I holding on to something I should have kept where thieves cannot reach? Because God says when you give, you store up treasures in heaven.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, I ask for the grace to respond in love and not react harshly; the grace to be a giver and not a taker, in Jesus Name.