I Want to Be the Pleasant Surprise
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I’m amazed by people who under-deliver.
It seems like a week doesn’t go by where I don’t encounter someone doing their work half-assed. Many times the “friendly associates” are anything but friendly. Other times the expectations I bring, even when they are low, are largely left unmet.
Maybe I was raised differently, but when I’m given a job to do I want to do it with excellence. What comes from my hands is a reflection of my name, and of who I am (and Whose I am). Irregardless of what preconceived notions people have of me, I want to over-deliver.
For those who expect something from me…
I want them to be pleasantly surprised by how much more I gave.
For those who don’t expect much from me…
I want them to be pleasantly surprised by what I actually bring.
I want to be the exception in a world of mediocrity.
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For me, you are still the pleasant surprise. You are not easily offended or angered and you have abundant lovingkindness. I know more about who God is and how He loves because of you.