My son Nick was telling us about it the other day. He related how touched he was by the actions of the CEO's of the companies after they had lived a day in the shoes of their employees.
This evening, my other son, Jared, remembered the conversation and suggested that we watch a few episodes via Netflix.
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/undercover_boss/about/
What a great show!
While undercover, the CEO's were greatly encouraged by the employees they found putting their hearts into their daily jobs no matter how hard or yucky the job was. At the end of the show when the boss reveals who he is, the employees are greatly encouraged to have been noticed and appreciated for their effort, hard work and good attitude.
After watching the show, I realized that I can be an encouragement to the people around me by putting my heart into everything I do and having a positive attitude. Also, I can encourage them by noticing when they are working hard and letting them know they are appreciated for all they do.
My husband Tim, is on my heart tonight. We have been through a lot together. You could probably pretty honestly say we have been through hell and back in our marriage. We decided to put our needs and our marriage into the hands of God and we worked hard at learning how to love each other the way Christ teaches us to love. Tim did not give up, and he has worked hard and put his heart into being a good father and husband. I really appreciate that and I am pretty sure he knows it, but tonight I am going to write a letter to him telling him how much I appreciate him and some specific reasons why.
It is encouraging to me to know that God, my CEO, pays attention to me and knows my name. In fact He created me for a specific purpose and job and helps me with it every step of the way :)
This I share from http://mbriley.preachersfiles.com/2010/04/09/god-knows-our-name/
God Knows Our Name!
There are folks in our world who believe that God is a non-caring God — a nebulous God who is completely detached from His creation and created beings. As Christians, it’s comforting to know that the God we serve knows our name and is personally concerned about our welfare and well-being (John 10:14-NKJV; cf. 1 Corinthians 8:3-NKJV; Gal. 4:9-NKJV; 2 Timothy 2:19-NKJV; 1 Peter 5:7-NKJV).Let us look at the following examples to illustrate the fact that our God takes a personal interest in each one of His followers:
- Before his name is changed to Abraham, God calls to Abram out of a vision saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram” (Genesis 15:1-NKJV).
- When Abraham is about to offer his only son Isaac upon the alter, the angel of the Lord calls to him out of heaven saying, “Abraham, Abraham” (Genesis 22:11-NKJV).
- The angel of the Lord speaks directly to Jacob saying, “Jacob” (Genesis 31:11-NKJV), and in a vision saying, “Jacob, Jacob” (Genesis 46:2-NKJV).
- Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush (Exodus 3:1-2-NKJV). As Moses goes to investigate why the burning bush is not consumed, God calls to him from out of the bush saying, “Moses, Moses” (Exodus 3:3-4-NKJV).
- Young Samuel being fast asleep, when he repeatedly hears the Lord’s voice say, “Samuel” (1 Samuel 3:4,6,8,10-NKJV).
- Saul hears the voice of the Lord say, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” (Acts 9:4-NKJV).
All of the above verses consistently affirm that God does indeed know His children by name. He is very much aware of our problems, our attitudes, our motives, our works (whether good or evil), and our sins. Since this is the case, we should rejoice that our God is a loving, long-suffering, merciful, and forgiving God, who is personally interested in each one of us.
Let’s give praise, glory, and honor to His name this day and every day! (Psalm 30:10-12-NKJV; Psalm 42:11-NKJV; Psalm 150:1,2,6-NKJV).
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