Quality

As a serving one in one of the entities of the Lord's move here in India, I have witnessed many works and things done out of commission. Sometimes, things were done for it must be done without much care for the quality of the work done. Even in the secular world, there are big corporates who focussed mostly on quality products, which makes them a big time corporates and yet there are multitudes too with duplicates at a very sub-standard quality, of the same kind. However, time is the best test to validate who is who and what is what. And the whole world acknowledges both.

These days too, the Lord impressed me so much on "quality" work. I loath to do a sub-standard work any longer. I hate to compromise on quality of works. In fact, in our official daily prayer, one of my prayer points has always been for the Lord to uplift the standard of our work and uplift our skill and quality in all the matter we handle or are under our responsibility. No doubt, quality always come with a higher price tag. But ultimately in the longer run, it pays off for the price it was paid for. 

This is the reason why I insisted so much on higher or even the highest quality of the ministry books to be produced. In fact, I have tied up with the best printing company in the world for the printing of the highest truth. Even everything done, as God graces on, will be focused on quality. 

When it came to my notice some of the substandard quality of works done in the past, I literally prayed within to the Lord to grant me the grace and bless me to improve in all my works. These days, as I was designing for the yearly calendar as a part of the company's promotional item, I prayed and considered a lot. I hate to produce yet another mundane product from any designer and printer with the excuse that that is a mere calendar and it hardly matter at all. I would pay any price to personally research on what kind of products to produce, and I personally designed the calendar myself. Still to discover how imperfect I am. 

As I presented my design to the saints coordinating with me in the office, I was so enlightened to discover my own shortage. So I literally had to redesign the whole thing. And lo and behold, the design after the saints coordination is much better. I gradually learned that in myself I am fully of imperfection. I, as an individual, has only two eyes and one mind to discern things; however, in coordination, effective suggestion sprang forth. When I acknowledge in humility my shortage and accept the Body's fellowship, I found out, what came out was much better.

Quality in what we do is a must, but this must be done in coordination especially that concerns the Lord's work. The Body's feeling is much better than an individual's feeling. What a precious lesson! Though this way is painstaking and time consuming, or rather much slower and harder, but always better and worthy of all the price behind it.

Even as I applied for a certain scholastic program, I chose a topic "Quality and Efficiency" to learn as much as I can, and as much as the Lord grace me, to be person of quality for the Lord's sake. 

My principle of service to the Lord is to offer the best to the Lord at all cost. Yes, even to break my alabaster flask of ointment, of a very costly nard to anoint the Lord, as a noble deed; a waste to the world, a worth to the Lord.

Lord, grant me Your grace to be so...