Did God mean for us to get walked all over at work? If you look at Scriptures carefully, it doesn’t demonstrate that. And yet God does tell us to walk in humility. How do we reconcile being assertive by using our voice, sharing opinions, driving ideas forward, influencing change while simultaneously remaining humble in the process? Let’s work through this together and get in a stronger position to influence from our respective seats in the workplace!
Verses:
Ephesians 4:29
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Matthew 16:23
23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
1 Thessalonians 5:21-22
21 but test everything; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.
Discussion Questions:
- What does it mean to bless and curse not?
- Why do you think Jesus wants us to love our enemy?
- What are some practical ways we can love our enemies?