HOW TO BE
A GODLY EMPLOYEE
(based on
the 10 Commandments)
1. Trust
in God only.
Trust in
no one but GOD. People will disappoint you. God created you and has a wonderful
plan for your life. He is too good to do wrong, and too wise to make a mistake.
Let His peace abide in you. (Proverbs 3 :5-6)
2. Worship
God only.
Don't make
your career, your company, or your boss a god. If you do, you will provoke Him
to jealously and will end up fighting Him. In fact, He may hinder you from
achieving what you want until you are broken of the idolatry. (Exodus
20:5).
3. Use
God's Name Reverently.
Don't
swear!! Clean words come out of a clean heart! If your co-workers know that you
are a Christian, but they hear the Lord's Name used in vain, or cursing and
swearing from your mouth, you will give the appearance of being a hypocrite.
Matthew 15:17-19).
4. Work
Six Days and Rest on the Seventh.
Before you
beg for more vacation time, ask yourself a few questions, "Do you honor the
Sabbath?" God has already given you 52 days of time off that equates to seven
weeks. "Are your expectations for work, vacation, and retirement realistic?" By
resting one day a week, you can avoid burnout. (Genesis
3:17-19).
5. Respect
and Obey Your Boss.
You should
respect and obey your boss, because you don't know what it's like to be in their
shoes. Plus, your ultimate boss is the Lord. Serve Him faithfully on the job,
and He will bless you. However, if your boss commands you to do something
illegal or immoral, you must make a stand and obey God rather than man.
(Ephesians 6:5-8).
6. Protect
and Respect Human Life.
Emotional,
mental, physical, and spiritual manipulation, abuses and violence have no place
in the workplace...or any place. You do not have the right to use and abuse your
boss, co-workers, employees, customers, or suppliers. (1 Thessalonians
3:1-2).
7. Be True
to Your Spouse.
If you are
not getting the kind of attention that you feel you deserve at home, it's common
to seek it with someone at work. Honor your wedding vows by avoiding company
romances! They are very tempting, very real, and very common. They are also very
wrong and very destructive. (Matthew 19:8-9).
8. Do Not
Take What Belongs to Others.
Stealing
at work can take many forms. You can choose to steal materials, money, time,
productivity , and joy from your employer and others. Do not remove your
integrity by stealing. (II Corinthians 7:1-2).
9. Do Not
Lie About Others.
Do not
fabricate stories about your boss, co-workers, and spread gossip for the sake of
company politics. You are here to be the salt and the light, not the pepper and
the darkness!! Truth always rises to the surface, and eventually you will be
ashamed and rebuked if you lie. (II Peter 2: 10-13 ).
10. Be
Satisfied With What You Have.
Contentment doesn't mean that you cannot pursue God-given goals, but it
does mean that you are content with what He has provided you with, day after
day. Contentment is a rare quality in today's culture, but it is extremely
liberating! Materialism, striving for rank , backstabbing, and discontent lead
to emotional, mental, financial, and spiritual bondage. (I Timothy 6:6-11
).