HEADLINES- Ten Not So Common Courtesies to Start Working On Today

1. Go out of your way to speak to people. "Pleasant words are...healing"

Proverbs 16:24

2. Make a commitment to engage in honor. Our actions will then be swayed by our commitment, not circumstance. 1 Peter 3:8-9. It determines our level of blessing.

3. Smile, it adds to your face value.

4. Be friendly and helpful. If you do, people will return it. "There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." Proverbs 18:24

5. SHow genuine interest. If you try, you can find the good in almost anyone. Phil 4:8-9, "Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise."

6. Be cautious with criticism and generous with praise.

7. Be slow to judge. Three sides to every story: your side, their side, and the correct side.

8. Instead of using others, serve them. Galatians 5:13, "Use your freedom to serve one another in love."

9. Start trusting people-- It builds lasting relationships.

10. Be humble. Oswald Chambers, "When a saint becomes conscious of being a saint, something has gone wrong."