Seek The Good Of Others

“Everything is permissible”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible”—but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.” – 1 Corinthians 10:23-24

In an article entitled “Catch People in the Act of Doing Things Right”, author Bill Taylor wrote:

“Ward Clapham is a leader whose very business involved catching people screwing things up. When he took command of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police force in Richmond, BC, the third largest force in the country, he faced a problem with juvenile delinquency and misbehaving young people. His response to the problem was an innovation he called “positive tickets.”

Of course, his officers cited and arrested kids for breaking the law. But they also went out of their way to find at-risk kids who were staying out of trouble, who were doing small things at a skate park, or in a school, that were making life a little better.

At those moments, he and his officers issued “positive tickets” — citations that entitled the recipient to a meal at a restaurant, or admittance to a movie or a theme park.

‘Instead of catching kids doing something wrong, positive ticketing is about catching kids doing something right.’”

Never grow tired in doing good to others.

Ask Jesus to increase your love for others and to seek their good.

“To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.” – G.K. Chesterton

“Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” – Philippians 2:4