day 1298: No Catches...No Ties..Nothing Hidden

"For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened."

There is a great AT&T commercial running, called, "Supervisor"  . It's filled with so much of how we think.  First, we are cynical and disbelieving of any offers (maybe rightfully earned).  Secondly, we distrust that we are receiving the right level of authority and attention from service people. Thirdly, we think that we have "won" when we escalate the problem to someone higher in the authority chain.  What the ad is saying back to us, or is at least trying to do so, is that all three of our assumptions are false.  But, will we change?  Not likely, so we might as well accept that our consumers and customers all think this way.  The only thing that gets over the fears of ties and catches are trust, authenticity and transparency. Might in the AT&T advertisement the service been better had Lily identified herself as the Supervisor from the beginning? Something for us all to think about!

There are no ties, no catches and nothing hidden in how and who can enter God's Kingdom. And, even more powerful for each of us, is that our way to Him comes directly from God Himself through Jesus.  When we offer ourselves and how we work and live as the example of Jesus to others, we must always assure to others that God's love is open to all without anything hidden that can't be found in God's Word. If we are transparent and authentic in who we accept within our workplaces then we are modeling out the commandment of how we are to behave to our neighbors and coworkers.

Reference: Luke 11:10 (New Living Translation)