Do Your Job
This week I had a loan closing that needed some extra care. My team and I knew from the beginning this file was kinda messy.
There was one issue I spotted early. I asked a team member to handle it right away so we wouldn’t have to deal with it later.
She didn’t.
I got busy. So did everyone else. And sure enough, it came back up—right in the middle of the closing!
Papers were on the table. Stress levels were up. We scrambled to fix it (had to go back and redo a bunch of stuff), and thankfully, the loan closed and the family got their home.
But It didn’t have to be that hard.
One not done task created a big headache at the end.
Has this ever happened to you? You ask someone to do something, they don’t, and it blows up at the worst time?
A Real Christian Businessman handles situations like this differently. This time I got frustrated for a bit—but I didn’t let it own me. I kept calm, we handled it, and we moved on.
My natural response would be:
-Get angry.
-Go off on that person that didn’t do what I had asked.
-Send an email to their boss.
-Complain to co-workers.
-Sit in the frustration longer than I should.
But none of that makes the situation better!
“There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.” Jm 2:13 (NLT)
Mercy matters more than being “right.”
Problems will come up at work this week. Someone will drop the ball. When it happens, don’t blow up. Don’t hold onto it. Fix it. Move forward.
That’s what sets a Real Christian Businessman apart—we respond with grace, keep our witness, and lead differently than the world.