Good morning and happy weekend. I wouldn't say thank God is Friday because I thank God for everyday.
We are now concluding on our lepers theory and on today, we would look at fame, validation, rewards, acknowledgement and the likes.
The 1st question running in my head is, what should necessitate our motivation for action? Should it be solution mentality or incentive mentality? Why has "WHAT IS IN IT FOR ME?" (WIIIFM) become the attitude of many, if not most people?
Please don't get me wrong, acknowledgement is good, incentives are good, reward and validation are good; but the question is what motivates your action. It has gotten so bad that some people will not event act until the WIIIFM is settled. They always tune to the FM that has 3(i)s and just 1 we (W-III-FM). To them it's never about what we've accomplished, it's always about what I've accomplished and as a result they seek reward or acknowledgement. "The-I-made-this-happen-leader" is not a good leader. The great leader is "the-we-made-this-happen-leader."
How does it connect with our study? Check out what the lepers said:
2 Kings 7:10, 11
"So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city and told them, “We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied and the donkeys tied and the tents as they were.
11 Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king's household. (ESV)"
Notice that our lepers were not afraid to communicate their findings to gatekeepers for the king to hear. How many of us can pass our secret to others? Some of us in our places of work will KNOW IT and HIDE IT until we are the ones to SAY IT. You wonder why that kind of attitude, the answer is simply vain glory!
Vain glory happens when you alone want to take the glory.
Vain glory is when you can't share the glory with friends.
Vain glory also happens when you refuse to give glory to God.
An attitude of feeling you are too much and not remembering you are but a grass or a vapour that appears now and it's gone tomorrow. Give Glory to God! When an accolade comes, channel it back to God, When acknowledgement comes, channel it back to God. All the glory belongs to Him alone and being a jealous God, He does not like to share His glory.
If I am to talk like a corporate consultant I would say channel the glory to your superior. A wise subordinate acknowledges that if not for the opportunity given to him by his superior, he won't be where he is now. (Food for thought)
Finally, the lepers didn't go themselves to the king. Somebody would say "it's because they were lepers!" I want to believe that it was more of their attitude and respect for order than it is for their medical condition. What is the protocol of getting a message to the king? That protocol, we will observe. Respect for protocol is a sign of maturity. Never abuse protocol simply because you think, you have access.
I'm done! Get ready! This weekend:
- You will move from the back to the front!
- Famine-terminating solution for your country would come from you!
- Your quest for vain glory will be eradicated and you will channel glory properly.
- A surprise lifting/promotion awaits you in your place of work on Monday!
Be blessed and highly favoured as you share with your friends and connect with me on twitter @PstIyke
Shalom!!!
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