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(based on the 10 Commandments)

1. Trust in God only.
Trust in no one but GOD. People will disappoint you. God created
you and has a wonderful plan for your life. He is too good to do
wrong, and too wise to make a mistake. Let His peace abide in you.
(Proverbs 3 :5-6)

2. Worship God only.
Don't make your career, your company, or your boss a god. If you
do, you will provoke Him to jealously and will end up fighting Him. In
fact, He may hinder you from achieving what you want until you are
broken of the idolatry. (Exodus 20:5).

3. Use God's Name Reverently.
Don't swear!! Clean words come out of a clean heart! If your
co-workers know that you are a Christian, but they hear the Lord's
Name used in vain, or cursing and swearing from your mouth, you will
give the appearance of being a hypocrite. (Matthew 15:17-19).

4. Work Six Days and Rest on the Seventh.
Before you beg for more vacation time, ask yourself a few
questions, "Do you honor the Sabbath?" God has already given you 52
days of time off that equates to seven weeks. "Are your expectations
for work, vacation, and retirement realistic?" By resting one day a
week, you can avoid burnout. (Genesis 3:17-19).

5. Respect and Obey Your Boss.
You should respect and obey your boss, because you don't know what
it's like to be in their shoes. Plus, your ultimate boss is the Lord.
Serve Him faithfully on the job, and He will bless you. However, if
your boss commands you to do something illegal or immoral, you must
make a stand and obey God rather than man. (Ephesians 6:5-8).

6. Protect and Respect Human Life.
Emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual manipulation, abuses and
violence have no place in the workplace...or any place. You do not
have the right to use and abuse your boss, co-workers, employees,
customers, or suppliers. (1 Thessalonians 3:1-2).

7. Be True to Your Spouse.
If you are not getting the kind of attention that you feel you
deserve at home, it's common to seek it with someone at work. Honor
your wedding vows by avoiding company romances! They are very
tempting, very real, and very common. They are also very wrong and
very destructive. (Matthew 19:8-9).

8. Do Not Take What Belongs to Others.
Stealing at work can take many forms. You can choose to steal
materials, money, time, productivity , and joy from your employer and
others. Do not remove your integrity by stealing. (II Corinthians 7:1-2).

9. Do Not Lie About Others.
Do not fabricate stories about your boss, co-workers, and spread
gossip for the sake of company politics. You are here to be the salt
and the light, not the pepper and the darkness!! Truth always rises to
the surface, and eventually you will be ashamed and rebuked if you
lie. (II Peter 2: 10-13 ).

10. Be Satisfied With What You Have.
Contentment doesn't mean that you cannot pursue God-given goals,
but it does mean that you are content with what He has provided you
with, day after day. Contentment is a rare quality in today's culture,
but it is extremely liberating! Materialism, striving for rank ,
backstabbing, and discontent lead to emotional, mental, financial, and
spiritual bondage. (I Timothy 6:6-11 ).

PRAYER
"God our Father, we are exceedingly frail and indisposed to every virtuous and gallant undertaking. Strengthen our weakness, we beseech you, that we may do valiantly in this spiritual war; help us against our own negligence and cowardice, and defend us from the treachery of our unfaithful hearts; for Jesus Christ's sake." (Prayer of Thomas a Kempis)

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