We Will Survive

Today I had to call AT&T when I realized the past 2 months they were double charging me for my internet. Even though I got disconnected, I called back, and of course, had to start all over again with the automated system to find someone to talk to. I started to feel a bit irritated but stayed calm and found Natasha to be very nice and in fact, solved the problem quite efficiently. I told her at the end of the converstation how nice she was, and she thanked me.

Did you know that people in the customer service arena are some of the most stressed out people because they aren't supposed to "lose their cool" with customers? They hold in all the stress and tend to have more health problems than those working other jobs. Even psychiatrists are known to have one of the highest suicide rates as they constantly hear and have to deal with all their clients problems.

Proverbs 17:22 says "A merry heart does good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones." It's unhealthy to not have a happy heart.

So in 1Peter 3:8 Peter writes "be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous." 

We never know what someone else has gone through that day. How much more should we show the love of Christ to someone we meet in Walmart or a customer service representative on the phone?

Here's a short video to watch and then ask yourself as I have "Do I see them as the Lord sees them?"

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfeXxkbgCVE