1 Corinthians 13:5b: It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful
To know how I measure up to this, I need to look no further than a review I received from work. My manager polled all of the management team about each individual manager on a long list of areas and asked for commentary on them. The results were provided to us anonymously. We answered the questions about ourselves as well so we know how what we think about ourselves matches up with how our peers see us. It's a pretty fantastic tool.
Anyway, short story long, one of the comments on mine was, "Once he has his mind made up, doesn't waiver."
Granted, this was only one person, and I don't have any perspective. But being that I consider myself pretty laid back and flexible, it's disappointing that I've given anyone, even that one person that impression.
At some point, or maybe over several occasions, I gave this person the impression that my way was the only way. And I'm not ok with that. I want to be open to others ideas, work as a team and move forward. I don't want to give the impression that I'm "irritable or resentful" if I don't give my way.
Luckily with this tool saved in my inbox as a reminder, I can approach our meetings with this prospective and remind myself to show my openness when discussing plans of action.
Hopefully it carries over into my family life as well.
How do you do with not getting your own way? How would others say you do?
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