PERSPECTIVES FROM DAVID'S 7 SECRETS
Chapter Two "Sit at God's Round Table" PP 9-37
THE VIRTUES - INTEGRITY
There is more than one way to do anything; many ways to be
creative, choices of how to treat people we know, work with, love, or have just
met, avenues in which to build a business, and principles by which to live.
Nothing
beats integrity
It builds trust when people know you are fair, honest, generous,
open, loyal, humble, and when you generally live out, as best as you can, the
gifts of the spirit; "...Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness,
Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self Control..." Gal 5:22. Give it a go
at this kind of living and people will respond to you in a way you have never
expected and had always hoped.
I remember a mother coming to me in the early days of The
Continentals. We had spent most of a stressful day loading a bus and a
truck (I mean cramming) for a long summer tour. She stopped me
late in the afternoon with a bright face and said, "I know why these kids
will do anything for you."
“Talk to me," I said.
She replied, "Because you love them and they know it."
These things were exemplified in David's life as well.
It was said of him in 2 Samuel 8:15 that "David reigned over all
Israel doing what was just and right for all his people."
It is easy to be demanding and harsh when you are the leader or
the parent, but if you want to motivate people, whether friends, family,
co-workers or employees...
BE FAIR, BE HUMBLE, BE LOVING
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