Having Jesus as My Colleague

I imagine, If Jesus worked with me as my colleague, what would I do differently than what I do now. Now I work as property agent in one of the apartment in Jakarta. For sure He would become my “Most Favourite” Colleague, the one I will always turns to when problem comes.

· On dealing with “naughty” customer
He would be so patient dealing with our antique customers, opposite from my grumbling and cross words.One of my customer really tests my patience with keep on breaking his promises to pay due rental fee. I have threatened him from penalty to evacuation, but to no avail. And it seems that he just do not want to pay. If only I could ask Jesus to just put some situation on him (curse is too harsh words), like – can not talk until he pays the balance payment, or make his nose longer like Pinokio, everytime he breaks his promises...that would be so cool!

But I know He would not grant my request. He will asked me to keep on asking payment firmly and politely, reminding him again that a man should be honoured by his words. Well, I may try that plus asking His trusted messenger, Gabriel, to help reminding my dear customer about his responsibility.

· On handling so many complaints
One day without complaint on the unit from my tenants, is a blessed day. From ordinary complaint like cold water heater, hot air conditioner, broken intercom, leakage on kitchen sink until unclear TV channel. Sometimes I just got bored and frustrated...did I do something useful in my life, dealing with these kind of problems every day ? So if I asked my powerful Colleague to just eliminate all these problems just by saying “ Breakage/Leakage/etc go to the sea!”, would He say yes?

Ehm..on secound thought I don’t think so. Most probably He would remind me that whatever I do (as small as it seems)to solve these problems is assisting my tenants to do better in their life. When I am faithful in small things, greater things will be entrusted to me, and it helped me to learn problem solving skill as well as exercising my patience.

· On communicating with different people
Well, I meet many type of people in my job, and I am grateful that most of them are kindhearted and hardworking people with their own unique personalities. I would ask my favourite Colleague how to have better relation quality with them...more than business as usual. Then one of His advise would be me becoming genuinely interested with their personal life, their joy and problem in life. Keep my promises and earn their trust with clean heart, and in time they will open their hearts to me.

And I am not just imagining, for Jesus lives in me and He is truly my only trusted and most favourite colleague in my workplace.