A good man is hard to find. Accept no substitutes.
Don’t fall for the mystique of the backup QB. A word from Proverbs 20.
Proverbs 20:6: “Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?”
You’ve heard it said that “a good man is hard to find,” but it’s not until you’re an adult yourself that you really get it.
We live in a low character, something-for-nothing world. The very few who try to rise above that are your people. The rest have their hands out.
This proverb extends across all of time, and all realms of life. It’s even unisex.
We daydream what life would be like without that boss, that employee, that spouse. Nothing looks better than the dinner special you didn’t choose.
“Many a man claims to have unfailing love.”
On a bad football team, the most popular guy is the backup quarterback.
In the absence of game film, fans profess faith in a man they’ve only seen carry a clipboard. Faith works mysteriously on NFL Sundays.
We don’t cheer the backup because we know what he’ll do. We cheer because he represents hope.
Promises of “unfailing love” tend to fail the rest of time. That’s why the claim had to be so outlandish.
“…a faithful man, who can find?”
All of God’s children have value; few add value.
How do you treat the value-adders in your life? Do they know you think of them that way? Do they believe their faithfulness is appreciated, or merely expected?
The world would stop spinning if people did not extend themselves for each other. This we do for family, friends and even strangers.
How far people extend for you is a reflection of how you treat them. There are people with 100,000 Twitter followers who don’t have a person they could call in a $500 emergency.
If you have good people who give their best, embrace them. Don’t replace them. Do not touch this hot stove yourself.