Rotten fruit is undesirable and unattractive. So is a customer who isn’t kind. I used to be that kind of customer. When I was dissatisfied with my meal, I demanded to speak to a manager; when I didn’t have a receipt, I demanded a refund-exception; when I wanted the late charge dropped, I ranted ’til they gave it. After all, I was the customer, and the customer is always right. Sadly, I was also a Christian, a Christian who was very wrong. The “fruit” of kindness God had given me as His child, had grown rotten. Conversely, when we count the ways God has been kind to us, we can’t even count it. The bible tell us that He wants to prosper us – kindness! The bible tells us that He sent his only Son to die for us – kindness! The bible tells us He’s preparing a place for us in Heaven – kindness! If I could travel back in time, I would go to all the waitresses, cashiers and the like who I wasn’t kind to and ask for forgiveness. In those moments, even if I was “right” it was still a moment I could have been different. These days, I try to be customer where they will know I am a Christian by my love…not by my “right.”
Thank you so much for pointing this out, Heather! I work retail, at a Christian store no less, and it amazes me when Christians come into my store and treat me or my associates so rudely! Of course, I have some of the absolute sweetest, most amazing, godly customers in the world too, and they make up for everyone else 🙂
Thank you so much for pointing this out, Heather! I work retail, at a Christian store no less, and it amazes me when Christians come into my store and treat me or my associates so rudely! Of course, I have some of the absolute sweetest, most amazing, godly customers in the world too, and they make up for everyone else 🙂
Preach! This obviously goes beyond customer service. We as Christians need to set the example for the rest of the world. Besides the fact that the bible calls us to be nice and turn the other cheek, we are always under a microscope by non-Christians and we will be criticized as a whole for one mean Christian. Now, all that being said, BE NICE! I have had customers yell at me, curse me out, and call me
numerous names because I could not accommodate them however they wanted. Today, imparticular, I had a customer (infront of my face) refer to me as “that thing over there.” Guys, WE ARE PEOPLE TOO. We are only human, we do not have it out to get you, we are just doing our jobs.
Preach! This obviously goes beyond customer service. We as Christians need to set the example for the rest of the world. Besides the fact that the bible calls us to be nice and turn the other cheek, we are always under a microscope by non-Christians and we will be criticized as a whole for one mean Christian. Now, all that being said, BE NICE! I have had customers yell at me, curse me out, and call me
numerous names because I could not accommodate them however they wanted. Today, imparticular, I had a customer (infront of my face) refer to me as “that thing over there.” Guys, WE ARE PEOPLE TOO. We are only human, we do not have it out to get you, we are just doing our jobs.