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Seven Ways To Excel In Your Work
I don’t care what your job is, or isn’t, here are seven ways you can excel:
1. Be honest in your business dealings
Proverbs 11:1 – The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.
2. Seek to do the best job you can
Proverbs 22:29 – Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men.
Notice here you will be elevated, promoted when you always do your best!
3. Maintain a good work ethic
Proverbs 12:24 – Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
4. Know the difference between negotiating and scheming
Proverbs 20:13 – “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer; then off he goes and boasts about his purchase.
5. Honor those in authority over you
Proverbs 27:18 – He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
6. Make results instead of excuses
Proverbs 22:13 – The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!” or “I will be murdered in the streets!”
How often are lions in the streets? Not often, but when you need an excuse not to go to work, a lion is a good one.
7. Don’t trade short term pleasure for long term pain
Proverbs 20:17 – Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
Which of these speaks most loudly to you? Why?
Blessings in Christ,
Rev. John Roberts