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"But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. "Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. Luke 6:35-36 NKJV
In Being Happy in an Unhappy World, John C. Hagee wrote, “Mercy requires that we learn to love others, to value their welfare more than our own!”
It is unproductive to head to work without mercy on our minds. Organizations can’t thrive without it. Employers need it. Parents need it. Because of the human propensity to sin, mercy becomes mandatory.
Mercy keeps communication climates warm, relationships strong, and productivity high. Mercy melts bitterness and reignites the passions that make employees and organizations successful. But even though mercy makes working with people manageable, it rarely appears in books about management. Why?
Mercy violates your human right to fair treatment. After all, you expect diligence, kindness, and respect—and the conduct that should come with them. They’re in your relational DNA. But mercy requires that you show these to the very individuals who least extend them. It means learning “to love other, to value their welfare more than our own.”
God constantly shows you His mercy. Jesus said God is even “kind to the ungrateful and wicked.” His point was not that you can be too. It was that your success and happiness depend on it.
Prayer: Father, help me rejoice in the mercy You extend me and offer it to everyone.
In Being Happy in an Unhappy World, John C. Hagee wrote, “Mercy requires that we learn to love others, to value their welfare more than our own!”
It is unproductive to head to work without mercy on our minds. Organizations can’t thrive without it. Employers need it. Parents need it. Because of the human propensity to sin, mercy becomes mandatory.
Mercy keeps communication climates warm, relationships strong, and productivity high. Mercy melts bitterness and reignites the passions that make employees and organizations successful. But even though mercy makes working with people manageable, it rarely appears in books about management. Why?
Mercy violates your human right to fair treatment. After all, you expect diligence, kindness, and respect—and the conduct that should come with them. They’re in your relational DNA. But mercy requires that you show these to the very individuals who least extend them. It means learning “to love other, to value their welfare more than our own.”
God constantly shows you His mercy. Jesus said God is even “kind to the ungrateful and wicked.” His point was not that you can be too. It was that your success and happiness depend on it.
Prayer: Father, help me rejoice in the mercy You extend me and offer it to everyone.
