1. Handling The Little Things

Luke 16:10 (NKJV); He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.

Are you a detailed person? Details determine your destiny. Take Moses for example. He was told to lead the people out of Egypt and he is a man given to details. Four times the bible says (two times in the Old Testament and two times in the New Testament) that Moses built the tabernacle exactly down to the very exact details God wanted. Moses was a man given to details. King Solomon was chosen to build the Temple of God. When Queen Sheeba went to see the Solomon Temple, she saw the details and the beauty. Her heart became opened to God. She saw the quality materials used to build the temple, the way the food was prepared, and everything was neat and tidy. She saw the orderliness and the way the priests ministered to the people. She saw the sharpness in the way the people dressed in the house of God, even the staff around Solomon. You can say who cares how I dress on Sunday to church. Slobby dress means slobby attitude and slobby church. We dress well for His glory as we represent God. Queen Sheeba was so overwhelmed by what she saw that her heart was opened to God. We want people to see Christians dressed well, behaved appropriately, a sense of excellency around us and that draw them to us.

What is excellent? Excellent is the attention given to the details that leads to superior performance. The way you handle the little things in your life and how you are pay attention to details will lead you to superior performance and promotion will come your way.

Let me give you an example. Your boss told you that he has to entertain a very important client. Your boss told you to arrange for lunch and the presentation for him. When the day of the meeting arrived, you forgot to inform your boss the venue of the restaurant and the time of the lunch booked at the restaurant. Then when you remembered, there was not much time for the client and your boss to head down to the restaurant as it was at the other end of town. Lunch was late as you failed to factor in the lunch time traffic to travel from one end of the town to the other end. Your boss and the client finally arrived at the restaurant late and hungry. All that was fine and the client was not upset. But at the restaurant, you found out that the client was a Muslim and you have arranged for non-halal food and pork. The client was forgiving and he said that he would have something else. After lunch, everyone make their way back to the office. Before the presentation, he asked for a cup of coffee with sugar and milk. You went to the pantry and you realized you ran out of sugar. But never mind, there is still a bottle of milk in the refrigerator. You poured the milk for the client. The client had a sip and said that the coffee tasted of spoilt milk. You took a look at the bottle of milk and realized that it has expired. I’m not sure about the client but if I am him, I would definitely not give the business deal to the company. Do you think the boss will promote such staff or even let alone retain such a staff to work for him? Not for very long, I am very sure.

A good and steady staff is one who can work under no supervision and is not required to be checked upon. Can you work without any supervision? If your boss has to check on you time and time again, and end up doing your work, then expect no promotion.

2. Money

The effort to pay attention to detail is a reflection of your attitude in life. God watches how you handle money, too. This includes whether you are able to meet what you promised to pay out, the pledges you make, your tithes, and etc. Are you a person who keeps getting into debt? God says that if you handle money well, he will give you the true riches from glory. A good steward of money and resources given to him by God, will receive more from God – Matthew 25:14-30. But if he does not manage them well, even the little that he has will be taken away from him. How you handle money in your daily life will determine how much power from heaven you are going to receive and carry in your life.

3. Think Of Others First

How do you treat people’s possession? Do you borrow and never return it? Do you take care of things you loan from other people? How do you treat the loved ones of others? How do you treat the loved ones of your boss? How do you treat your boss’ vision and dreams? Do you steal his visions and dreams? Do you try to compete with it? Do you try to destroy your leader’s dream? When you fail to put others first before you, treasure them and lust after what is not yours, you will never receive the glory and power of God in your life. A life of servanthood is not to envy and crave after what is not yours but to serve with a willing heart.

Servanthood has to do with love and it moves in 4 directions:Depth, Height, Width, and Length. We will look at them at part 7.