The Lady in Pink (ok, Salmon) and the Man in Black are Worth
More Than Gold to Me!
I think gold is currently valued at around $2000 an ounce making those two folks worth about $96 million dollars if they were to be given their weight in gold.
Speaking of being valuable. How do we show the respect that another human being is due? How do we convey their value and the importance of our relationship with them? What is respect as an emotional need of the soul? When emotional needs are met the soul feels its worth and relationships can be built on solid ground in good soil. But, when emotional needs, such as respect, go unmet over time, aloneness and sadness set into the soul.
Respect Defined: Valuing and regarding another highly; treating another as important; honoring one another
How can the need for Respect be met?
- Using an appropriate tone of voice
- Listening without interrupting
- Giving someone authority appropriate to the responsibility
- Giving another proper training and resources to do what is needed
- Giving others the freedom they need to fulfill their role; not micromanaging
- Checking with them before making plans that will effect them
- Apologizing when I am wrong
- Honoring the time and resources of others; not misusing them
- Settling conflict as soon as possible
What if the need for Respect is met?
- The person feels valued and important
- They feel like a real part of your circle of friends/the team
- They will feel heard
- They can become even more competent in doing their tasks
- They will be more open to asking for help, as needed
What if the need for Respect is not met?
- Others feel devalued and insignificant
- They may not be willing to work with the team because there is no trust
- They may conclude that their opinion doesn’t matter
- They may fear attempting new things or asking for help
- They may live is constant dread of failure and of losing their place
What does God say about meeting the need for Respect and how did Jesus do it?
Our Savior showed value for His disciples and others as He listened to their stories and met the needs of respect. They must have felt heard. He included the disciples in His plans and gave them authority to join His kingdom ministry. He gave them the freedom to do what He’d asked them to do without micromanaging them. He commanded authority not by raising His voice but by speaking truth and standing firmly on that truth rather than changing positions and throwing His ministry into turmoil. He respected His Father by spending time with Him, by making sure others knew that the Father loved and trusted the Son, then He shared that love and trust with His disciples.
Does your spouse feel and know your respect? Does he/she feel valued? Would you ask, then listen well so you can take the appropriate steps to meet his/her need for respect?
Does our Heavenly Father value you? I know that Jesus was no “respecter of persons” meaning He doesn’t value one person more than another based on wealth or abilities as we fallen human beings tend to do. Obviously He respects each of us as His marvelous creation, whom He knit together in our mother’s womb. Psalm 139
He values us and bought us – not by silver or gold – but with His own life blood, which He spilled at Calvary to pay our sin debt. This sin debt I owed, we owed. He didn’t. He values us so much that He wants to reveal His glory to us and take us to heaven with Him forever. That, my friend, is real honor, real value, and a grand display of how important we are to Him. We will be with Him, King Jesus, forever.