In America today it is becoming more and more difficult to express your Christian beliefs in the workplace, school, civic organizations, etc.
Christian Americans have allowed our lawmakers to give in to non-Christian organizations and have established laws putting Christians on notice about what they can say and where they can say it.
Many of us are afraid to take our Christianity with us when we are among groups for fear of not knowing who we will alienate. On Sundays, when we are in church, we have no problem discussing our Biblical beliefs and talking to someone about personal salvation.
However, in the workplace many of us are not equipped to speak about our Christian views to others around us.
There is an old saying that goes like this; “I’d rather see a sermon any day over hearing one.”
How true this can be for us when we are in the workplace. People do notice you and how you handle yourself. A Christian doesn’t have to “stand on the stump” and holler to everyone that he is a Christian. The very life you live and the actions you take will tell everyone that you are a Bible-based Christian believer.
The apostle Paul spoke about workplace ministers in Ephesians 4:11-13. “It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”
To be a workplace Christian we need to develop a quiet time with the Lord because this alone can be the most powerful tool you possess. If we have a reverence for the Word of God and submit to its principles then people will notice without us saying a word. Pray for your co-workers, the quality of your products or services, and be committed to personal growth. If we surrender our lives to God on a daily basis then our priorities are in order. We need to all be equipped with information and intelligence, but most of all we need to have integrity in everything we say and do.
