Practice Courtesy
Here are ten 'not-so-common' courtesies you should work on every day, and teach your children. After all, if they don't learn common courtesy from you, where are they going to learn it?
- Go out of your way to speak to people. "Pleasant words are… healing" (Proverbs 16:24 NIV).
- Try to remember their names - it shows you value them.
- Smile; it increases your 'face value'.
- Be friendly and helpful. If you do, people will return it (Proverbs 18:24).
- Show genuine interest. You can find something good in almost anybody, if you try (Philippians 4:8).
- Be generous with your praise and cautious with your criticism.
- Be slow to judge. There are three sides to every story - your side, their side, and the right side.
- Instead of 'using' others, serve them: "Through love serve one another" (Galatians 5:13 NKJV).
- Start trusting people - it builds lasting relationships.
- Be humble. Oswald Chambers said, "When a saint becomes conscious of being a saint, something has gone wrong."
Courtesy does two things:
- It speaks well of your parents. Jesus said, "Live so that [people] will… praise your Father" (Matthew 5:16 NCV).
- It determines your level of blessing. "Be courteous … that you may inherit a blessing" (1 Peter 3:8-9).
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1 comment:
Great advice William. I think some adults also need to learn these things too!
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