The ability to bring out the best in others （能助人嶄露頭角）is important for two reasons. First, we usually see in people what we expect to see（對人寄以厚望）. Second, they generally rise to our level of expectation（奮起達標）.

Dr. John Maxwell writes: I’ve never known a positive person yet who didn’t love people and try to see the best in them. And one of the most effective ways to help you see the best in others is to do what I call putting a "10" on people’s heads（在人頭上放個「十分」）. Here’s what I mean: We all have expectations of others, but we can choose whether those expectations are positive or negative(人人心中有把尺，你可以選擇給人加分還是減分）. We can think that others are worthless or wonderful. When we make the decision to expect the best （打定主意君非池中物）and actually look for the good instead of the bad（認真發掘長處而非挑毛病）, we’re seeing them as a "10(十分滿意)." Try to imagine how the Philippian believers felt (試想腓立比信徒的感受) when Paul said, “I thank my God every time I remember you” (Philippians 1:3 NIV).

When you have faith in someone, you give them an incredible gift（不得了的禮物）, maybe the best gift you can give another person. Give them money, and they may soon have spent it. Give them resources, and they may not use them to the greatest advantage（給資源，可能未物盡其用）. Give them help, and within a short period of time, chances are that they’ll find themselves back where they started（伸援手，沒多久他又故態復萌）. But demonstrate faith in them, and they become confident, invigorated, self-reliant, (對他們展示信心，他們就變得有信心，受鼓舞，自立自強）and motivated （激發）to obtain the skills they need to succeed on their own. Then later if you do share money, resources, and other kinds of help, they’re better equipped to use them to build a better future.

原文: The Word for Today，山頭圖: 葉子