Golden Rule

We have all heard about the Golden Rule…

Matthew 7:12 NIV

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,

I was taught the way your treat people is how you want them to treat you,  being a kid that did not make any sense to me, I just said ok. It is only when I got older and in high school that I realized what that meant. I could not figure out why people were being mean to me until one day the light bulb came on and those words came back to mind and  I realized that I was and had been mean to others. I made up my mind to change the  way I treated people and once I started and was consistent with it I felt better,  I did fall in this area and God had to deal with me about it and I was like the children of Israel I went around that mountain a long time before I just gave up and admitted that I was not a very nice person to others. I had to face the reality of who I had become and I did not like the person I had become once I repented and asked God forgiveness I began to make the changes need it was not easy sometime I fell but I repented and got back on track and I realized it takes a lot of energy to be mean to people.

If you find that no one will help you at work, maybe it’s because when they asked you for help you turned them down. We don’t want to believe that the way we treat people is the way they treat us. Take a moment to take inventory of who you are nice to and notice that they are nice to you and the people you just don’t like or associate with that they don’t like you or associate with you either. you could be missing out on a blessing.

The really good news is the way we treat God put him on the back burner, casually talk to him, spend time with him once every other month, etc..he will not treat us the same way….He loves us! If you want things to change in your life take the first step and began to treat God the way he treats you, and treat others the way you want to be treated. If you want to be loved you have to love, if you want friends you have to be friendly, if you want trust you have to show you can be trusted…etc.

Take the rest of the week to begin to treat others the way you want to be treated! Consistence is the key!