A Heart for............ People...?

 

Great Leaders have a Heart for people. They take 'time' for people...... They 'view people' as the 'Bottom line'; NOT as a 'disposable tool' to get to the 'bottom line'!

Far and above the most revealing aspect of anyone’s character is how he handles people....

The way a person handles others is the acid test of his true nature. 
What’s like to be around.......you/me?

Not that long ago I attended a community meeting. & apparently child care wasn’t available, because the little ones were dashing up and down the halls, (once in a while), in and through the middle of the gathering. 
Most people tried to put a good face on it, but after several interruptions, you could feel the irritation. 
The mood shifted from 'How cute', -at the first interruption, to 'That’s enough of that', -at the third, to, 'Little nuisance—where are your parents?' ....
I indulged in the irritation myself !

This is at the core of human nature, this thing in us that growls: 
" Do not mess with my program...!"
" Do not get in my way...!" 
If you aren’t aware how deep this runs in you, how do you feel when people cut in the line at the supermarket or the movies; taxi's cut you off on the streets; -other ways &/or means that make it difficult for you to get your job done, or make it impossible for you to get some sleep? 
What angers us is almost always, -is some version of : 
"You are making my life even harder than it already is....! 
Get out of the way....!"

NOT Jesus........... 
He 'welcomes' intrusion :  (Matthew 19:13–14) 

Perhaps we should get the 'focus on ourselves'; 'our needs / frustrations',  -out of the way...?

Shalom & Maranatha