Whatever field in which we work we have all had days when the people with whom we do that work “drive us crazy.” (This also extends to people with whom we do not work if we hold public contact jobs and that, of course, includes hundreds of thousands of “frontline” airline employees all over the world). There are days when all of us just want to do what our job requires of us and then get away from the airport terminal, or tech-ops hangar, or reservations call-center…as quickly as possible!
Feeling that way is part of what it means to be a fallen human being living and working in a fallen world.
The “catch” for those of us who have accepted Jesus Christ as both our Lord and Savior is that we do not have the perceived right anymore to just “watch out for number one.” While Jesus, Others, You (J.O.Y.) might not always be the best order of things (other than “J” always being first) we absolutely are supposed to love others with the love Christ has given us. This means being creative about doing nice, helpful things for our colleagues, even the ones that “drive us crazy.” Going the extra mile to help someone on the job is one of the ways to be bold on the job because people do notice when we help them. Sometimes they even wonder why we are doing it and ask. When and if they do that may well be an opportunity to share Christ.
1 Corinthians 16:14
“Let all that you do be done in love.”
