Honesty
How do you measure up when it comes to honesty? Are you the type of person who goes to great lengths to make sure the truth is known? Or are you the type of person that cuts corners whenever possible? Do you "lay it all out" for each customer or do you just answer if they ask the right question?
It's so hard to know sometimes what is being a "wise business person" and what is lying. How do we even go about measuring honesty? Do we compare ourselves to the guy (or gal) next to us. If we're better than them, then we must be okay, right?
I don't think that's how God looks at it. (In fact, I know it's not!) Our measure is to be Jesus. He lived on this earth without ever lying. He was honest in every regard. The Bible tells us that He was a carpenter (Mark 6:3), so we know that He was honest even when it came to business.
So, how do we make sure that we are honest as well as "business
savvy"? Can a person be both? I believe so. The first step is to step
back and take a look into our hearts. Do we truly desire to be honest? Ask
God to open the eyes of your heart to be able to see any areas where you
may not be as honest as you would like to think. He is faithful and will
help work out these "kinks" in our lives.
I challenge you to take a moment and pray about this. Look at your heart
- you may be surprised what you see.
"He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful." 1 Corinthians 1: 8 & 9 (NIV)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jill Hart is the author of the e-book, 2 Weeks Devotional Journey for Christian Work at Home Moms, and the founder and editor of Christian Work at Home Moms CWAHM.com. This site is dedicated to providing work at home moms with opportunities to promote their businesses while at the same time providing them spiritual encouragement and articles. E-mail Jill at jill@cwahm.com for additional information or stop by her site at www.cwahm.com.
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