Stand for What Is Right!
PERHAPS in no other area do we as Christians today have as great an opportunity to influence people around us than in our ethics and morality in the workplace. How we behave on the job tells others everything they need to know about our values and commitments. The question is, are we standing for what is right?
Daniel and his three companions made up their minds to stand for godly values right from the start of their careers (Daniel 1:8). As ambassadors-in-training in Babylon, they declined to eat the specially prepared food provided by the government. The exact reasons why they found the food objectionable matter little. The important point is that once they realized that eating it would result in “defilement,” they took a stand. They refused to just “go along to get along.”
Therein lies the real challenge of workplace ethics today. Occasionally we may struggle to discern the right from the wrong, which is a matter of the intellect. But most of the time our need is to summon the conviction and the courage to do what we know is right, which is a matter of the will. Ultimately, ethics and morality have less to do with the head than with the heart. Daniel and his friends settled in their hearts what they needed to do and not do, based on biblical principles. As a result, they were able to carry out a plan with tough-minded resolve. In other words, they showed some moral backbone.
As you face ethical choices where you work, you can choose to stand for what is right. It may cost you, but God will give you the strength to deal with whatever consequences come your way. Furthermore, the cost of losing your integrity is infinitely greater than whatever it costs you to keep it.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD 