"Never let loyalty and
kindness get away from you! Wear them like a necklace; write them deep
within your heart".
The Monday after Super Bowl has every meeting and phone call beginning
discussing the big game from the night before. Some fans are ecstatic
and others are dejected. And some have their pre-game loyalties
challenged enough that they waffle and become neutral after the loss.
It's the old cynical adage, "I'm with you win or tie". However, to be
there win, tie and lose is to show true loyalty. At work the word
"loyal" can come up frequently as decisions are made about who will be
promoted, receive a raise or receive more responsibility. Anyone who
manages or leads people know that the desire and need for loyalty from
their employees is to them very important. No one wants to have someone
working for ,or work next to someone, who is constantly looking for the
next job or the next company. We have all worked with these people and
know that it gets old pretty quickly to hear about "that recruiter call I
just got", or that "interview", or "that better job that must be out
there for me". These are not the people who you want to recruit on your
team or can count on when the going gets tough. We want to work with
loyal teammates and your co-workers want the same from us.
There are
many examples in the Bible of those who are loyal to Christ and also
examples of those who weren't and we learn of the pain they go through
as they find their way back. We are to be loyal people in our lives. We
make many commitments within our lives and we are to live up to those
commitments. In Proverbs 3:3 we are told, "Never let loyalty and
kindness get away from you! Wear them like a necklace; write them deep
within your heart". Some can have their spurts of loyalty but our
loyalty is to run deep within us and be super in its impact and example.
Of course there is time for change and no one is to be blindly loyal to
their company, but there is a loyalty that is supposed to be there to
others and we need to know how that loyalty looks and feels for each of
us. We are to live up to our commitments. Today, think about the
commitments you have made to your co-workers, your boss, your company.
Whatever those commitments, know that today is a day to be a great
example of how to be loyal. Others are watching.
Reference: Proverbs 3:3 (New Living Translation)
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