Jesus created an approach that blew the minds of his audience. He challenged them to go two miles if they were being forced to go one.
Jesus also encouraged His disciples not only to sacrifice but to become "servants of all" Take note that advocating the idea of serving, sacrificing and becoming servants of all, Jesus was not advocating a life of failure but a life of success.
Today, in the business world, many entrepreneurs and successful companies understand and apply these principles. A company's reputation is always based on how best it can serve its customers and how value-added its products are offered. By going the second mile in every aspect, a company can build a brand that will last for many years.
In similar fashion, a successful employee is one who lives and works by such principles. The self-serving and selfish employee may climb the 'ladder of success' for a short season but it is the genuine sacrificial and second-mile employee who will ultimately be recognized by the company.
During time of economic difficulties, when the company has to let some employees go, the chances are that the management will first let those who are selfish, self-centered and carniving go first. If you were to be in management, you would make the same decision. Your company can only survive when you have a team of sacrificial second-milers. These are the people who will stand by you until the company turns around.
Now, if you are going to be a great employee, you owe it to yourself to do your very best for your company. Your effort is not meant to only to impress others but for the purpose of developing your integrity and character.
So, do not be afraid to go the second mile and become the 'servants of all". You deserve to be the very best that you can be.
