Bob

What if today someone took the time and told you that you "ARE WORTHWHILE?"
How would that make you feel? Then you boss calls you into their office and says I have been observing you - and I believe YOU ARE FULL OF PROMISE." How would you feel? I can't speak for you but I can for myself; it would make me feel wonderful and that someone appreciates me and sees my efforts. I read a story of a man by the name of Bob Danzig and the story was amazing. Bob was in five foster homes during his young childhood. He said that he spent most of that child hood trying to find someone to love and appreciate him. He said when he was nine he had a new social worker. He said that after she had done all the paperwork to move him to another foster home, she sat him down and looked him in the eyes, and said. "Bobby, I want you to always remember these words "You Are Worthwhile!" Bob said that no one had ever said anything like that to him, and every time they would meet she would repeat those words. After Bob graduated high school he took a job at the Albany New York Times as a copy boy, and his very first boss was a woman named Margaret. After Bob had worked there about six months, Margaret called him into her office one day and asked him to sit down. He thought for sure he was going to be fired! She looked him right in the eyes and said to him, "I have been the office manager for 15 years I have been observing you and I believe YOU ARE FULL OF PROMISE." Those words, on that day, gave him permission to aspire. Those two positive messages of appreciation played over and over again in his mind and gave him the courage to be the very best he could be. Sixteen years later he became the Publisher of the Albany New York Times, and seven years after that he became CEO of Hearst Newspapers, one of the largest newspaper companies in the world; and he credits it all to those simple words of appreciation and love. Webster tells us that that word
Appreciation means recognition of values, expression of admiration, approval, or gratitude. Zig Ziglar says "You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want." Is he saying show others some appreciation for what they do? If we point out the good and give appreciation to others who knows what will become of that person. Jesus was sitting one day at the house of Simon the leper eating. Here comes a woman and before anyone could stop her she had broken a container of some very precious ointment, and poured it on Jesus' head. The disciples got upset for two reasons #1- because of the waste and #2 because of the cost.

Matthew 26:8
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

Matthew 26:9
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
The appreciation Jesus gives this young lady; He tells them she hasn't done anything wrong and everywhere the gospel is preached she will be talked about.

Matthew 26:13
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
Kind words spoken in appreciation and today, 2000 years later we are still reminded of this time and how she wrought a good work upon me.
(Jesus) The power we have with our words is incredible and with one kind word we could change a person's attitude about themselves. Why not today find something good to say about someone around you or someone you come in contact with. That social worker had a good idea that those words would have a very positive effect on Bob. Did Margaret know what kind of an effect her words would have on Bob? Maybe not and neither do we but let's just go ahead and say them any ways.