I Corinthians Chapter 13

This morning I was reading something that brought me to I Corinthians 13 – the “love” chapter.  I felt like I should write something about it today.

v.4 says “Love suffers long and is kind…“  How can we apply this verse to how we run our businesses?

Love suffers long, to me, means being patient with others, whether it be an employee or an irate customer.  I don’t see any restrictions on this verse that says that  if someone treats you nicely, you need to love them.   I think this means EVERYONE.

Are there times you will need to be firm?  Absolutely.  Are there times you will need to say no to someone?  Yes.  I like to think of it in terms of being a parent.  There are times you will have to deny your children something or be firm with them.  You don’t let them walk all over you.  But you always LOVE them and can respond to them with kindness.

I think we need to put this same principle into practice in our business.  Treat others with kindness and be patient with them, but don’t let them take advantage of you.  You don’t have to do everything people ask you to do, but you can refuse kindly.

I know there are times we all fail at this, but I think we should set this as a goal this year in how we run our businesses.

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