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day 469: Measuring Sticks

Much of what we do within our jobs and work is see if we measure up or not. Every company has their own way of measurementto evaluate how their employees are growing, developing and performing. Much time and effort goes into perfecting and coming up with a measurement system that accurately captures and rewards the best performers. Beyond the formal systems that are in place, there are many informal and unspoken measures that are occurring each and every day, in every function and every department. We each have our own measuring stick that we bring to work and we measure others to see if they are living up to our standards. When they don’t we either help others measure up, or we write them off and move on to work with someone else who would be better to get the job done. This happens all day long, every day. Inherently there is nothing wrong with this as long as the measuring stick is the same for ourselves as it for everyone else. If we don’t hold ourselves to the same standard, but we judge others, then we are not doing what is right. Jesus tells us this in Matthew 7:2; “For others will treat you as you treat them. Whatever measure you use in judging others, it will be used to measure how you are judged.” Today, pull out your measuring stick and be sure that the side that is facing you has a mirror on it so that you are never measuring others in way that you would not want to also be measured.

Reference: Matthew 7:2 (New Living Testament)