Being
Golden
“Do
nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard
others as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own
interests, but the interests of others.”
Philippians 2:2,4
“In
everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you,
for this is the Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 7:12
In
Arizona’s Superstition Mountains, is a gold mine that no one has yet
found. It’s the Lost Dutchman’s Mine.
The Dutchman, when he died, left some clues and riddles as to where the mine is
located. As far as anyone knows, no one
has found the mine. Many have even lost their lives in search for this valuable
gold mine. Gold is something that has value, but we too can have value to
others. The Bible has many great pieces of advice that, if followed, will make
us golden to others.
First,
we need to become selfless people. Have
you ever been around someone who only cares to do what they want? People who are focused only on themselves
push away others because we too have things we like to do. When we focus on others we show that we care
about them. It doesn’t mean we have to
only do what our friends want, but we need to care about what others care
about. Make sure though, that you are
genuine about it because we can pick out the fake person too. Attitude about it is important.
Second,
humility is important. Humility is to know
that we have faults and we need to have an attitude that shows that others are
better than we are. What are your faults?
Do you know them? We know that
imperfection runs deep in everyone and so we have have to approach others with humility and love when talking to them about their faults. We need to show them the love of Christ and show them the victory we have won in your own lives. Jesus loved us and we should love them with that same love. "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
Finally,
we are to look out for our interests too, but we need to do it in a way that
also considers others. In business and
in life we may try to run over others in our race to the top or to get what we
want, hurting those around us along the way.
Getting ahead in business and life is not a problem, but how we get
there can be. True leadership is the ability to gain followers. Leaders are better than bosses because a leader has them following because they want to follow. A boss you follow because you have too in order to keep your job. When we make
friends, and help others along life’s pathway we gain friends, followers, and
helpers when life can be hard on us. Even though the world says get what you want fast, sometimes the long way to get what we want, might be the right way. We need to seek to lead like Jesus in every area of our lives.
The
golden rule found in Matthew 7:12 is still being taught to children today: “Do
unto others as you would have done unto you.”
This rule should still apply to everyone young and old today. How you want to be treated should be
reflected in how you treat others. If
you want to be a person of great value, treat others as if they have great
value. When I go shopping I love to go
to places that show great customer service.
I want the places I spend my money to value me and take care of me. Though sometime I don't get treated with value I can still treat those there with the value I want to be treated. We may never find the Lost Dutchman’s mine,
but we can be people worth more than his gold mine, or any gold mine is.
All Scripture is from The New American Standard Bible copy write 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA
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