Grow When Rejected

Grow When Rejected

It’s one of the hardest things to hear: “You keep losing because you do bad work.”

We work so hard, but it still doesn’t cut it. We learn, we improve, but no one accepts our work. God told Cain, “If you do good work, it will be accepted,” but He never promised that it would be accepted by everyone. “If not,” He continued, “sin is right their waiting for you and you must master it.”

Few things make us angrier than our hard work being rejected. If you can keep improving without complaining, you’ll have been approved by hard times.  · · · →

Standing Against Bullies

Standing Against Bullies

Bullies are scary. It’s even scarier to stand to them. But, whatever tantrum a bully throws at those who stand up is a mere fraction of what bullies do to everyone when left unchecked. It is far scarier to think about destruction trailing a bully who daily and hourly receives the message from the world that anything goes.

The world needs truth. Truth is the one thing bullies fear most, and they return the most wrath for it. It’s hard to know when to stand up to a bully and when to be diplomatic. So, just stand up for truth.  · · · →

Results Count

Results Count

Results move the powerful segment of society that responds powerfully with their own results. When they see a thing happening, they make something else happen in turn. Results is their language.

If you deliver bad results, the result-speaking population will get frustrated with you, then make a change. That change will have results that you might not like. But, you won’t be able to argue with results because results don’t talk back; they result back.

Living by results is a value. Once someone stops arguing and starts “resulting”, that someone has joined the ranks of the “resulting”. Results overpower all.  · · · →

Together

Together

Don’t complain too fast. Don’t blame the owners of a problem. The very people we complain to surely know about the problem already. They might not even be responsible for it, and there’s a good chance that the only reason they haven’t solved the problem is from lack of help.

That’s the tricky part. People in the middle of solving sticky problems are usually defensive for good reason. Don’t expect a welcoming ceremony. You’ll likely need some diplomacy to give help to the very people who want it most. But, it’s worth it. After all, we’re all in this together.  · · · →