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My Learning Today – 18th August : MONEY IS GOOD, JESUS IS BETTER, JEWEL PUBLISHERS IS BETTER, YOU TOO CAN BE BETTER


What if money isn’t the best thing someone could ever give you?

They called the gate of the temple Beautiful. It was there that Emmanuel (not real name), a man lame from birth, was dropped daily to beg.

Perhaps it was called “Beautiful” because kind people passed by, often generous enough to give him something. For years, this man never went anywhere else, he grew comfortable with his lifestyle of begging.

One day, however, everything changed. Peter and John, unlike others, had no money to offer. Instead, they told him: “In the name of Jesus, get up and walk.” Instantly, he was healed and there was no record of him ever returning to his old trade.

Reading this from Acts 3 today reminded me of Cosmas Maduka’s words: “If all a rich man gives you is his money, he has cheated you.”

Too often, when we meet wealthy or influential people, we only want money, forgetting that a connection, a referral, or even a miracle could be far greater than money.

My prayer for you and me is this: may we meet people who see the potential in us and choose to guide us to fulfil it.

Just a few days ago, a client came to our office to print his books. Once the sample was out, he discovered errors and quickly blamed us. But the truth was the mistakes were in his content. Our deal was printing only, not editing. Still, because we care about how clients feel when we deliver, we edited for him free of charge, while making it clear it was a one-time courtesy.

That’s why I often say: Jewel Publishers and Services is better. Because our biggest goal is to keep the smiles on our clients’ faces brighter than when they first walked in.

My learning today: LOOK FOR WAYS TO ALWAYS DO BETTER

Shalom.


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