How Do You Treat People Who Serve You?

[How Do You Treat People Who Serve You?]( Current Teaching Series [Building My Life on Values That Last]( [Listen to Today's Broadcast]( [How Do You Treat People Who Serve You?]( By Rick Warren — 09/15/2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email]( “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Luke 6:31 (NIV) One of the greatest tests of your character is how you treat people who are trying to serve you. Whether it’s a waitress, a waiter, a clerk, an employee, a secretary, your children, or your spouse, how you treat those who serve you tells me a great deal about you. In fact, when I’ve been involved in hiring decisions of Saddleback Church staff, I often take people to restaurants to see how they interact with the server. Someone who is rude and demanding in those situations has a character flaw that I don’t want as part of our team. Jesus tells us, “Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke 6:31 NIV). That may be the simplest yet most important character test in the Bible. Social psychologist Eric Hoffer once said, “Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.” It takes no intelligence at all to be rude. The best place to practice this important character trait of respect is at home. More marriages are ruined by rudeness than anything else. When I used to do marriage counseling, I was amazed at how many marriages are buried by one little dig after another. Often we’re the most disrespectful to the people we care about the most. I know people who treat their families in ways they would never treat a stranger. Courtesy is just love in the little things. It’s showing respect for people by being kind even in the smallest areas of our lives. [PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - Why are we often the most disrespectful toward people we care about the most? - In which situations do you have the most trouble being courteous? - If your character was being judged by the way you treat people who serve you, how do you think it would be assessed? The post [How Do You Treat People Who Serve You?]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email]( [Get Building Your Life on Values That Last Scripture Cards when you give a gift to support Daily Hope]( If you are searching for more peace and strength in life’s storms, you’ll find it in God’s never-changing Word. The Building Your Life on Values that Last Scripture Cards will help you lead a life of true success and significance as you build it on the foundation of God’s unchanging truth. Get your set of 52 Scripture Cards when you give below to help reach more people with the certain hope of Christ through Daily Hope. [LEARN MORE]( [Complete Audio Series (Purchase)]( Includes 9 full-length messages from Pastor Rick's series Building My Life on Values That Last. [LEARN MORE]( [Series Summary]( Message 1: Choosing My Standards Message 2: Accepting Responsibility Message 3: Developing Trust Message 4: Developing Self-Control Message 5: The Balanced Life Message 6: Showing Respect Message 7: Offering Forgiveness Message 8: Maintaining Moral Purity Message 9: Showing Fairness [PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST]( Pastor Rick Warren [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Linkedin]( Enjoy today's devotional? Listen to Pastor Rick’s daily audio teaching at [PastorRick.com]( Did someone forward this devotional to you? [Subscribe to Pastor Rick Warren's Daily Devotional.]( As the founding pastor of Saddleback Church with his wife Kay, Dr. Rick Warren leads a 30,000-member congregation in California with campuses in major cities around the world. As an author, his book [The Purpose Driven Life]( is one of the best-selling nonfiction books in publishing history. It has been translated into 74 languages and sold more than 50 million copies in all formats. His book [The Purpose Driven Church]( was named one of the 100 Christian books that changed the century. Rick also founded [The PEACE Plan]( to address five global issues—spiritual emptiness, self-serving leadership, poverty, disease, and illiteracy—through the power of ordinary people in the local church. You can listen to Pastor Rick’s Daily Hope, his daily 25-minute audio teaching, and sign up for his free daily devotionals at [PastorRick.com](. © 2020 by Rick Warren. All rights reserved. Used by permission. You can unsubscribe by clicking the link below. Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, 23182 Arroyo Vista, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, United States