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Recently, before leaving for work in the morning, I prayed that I would live so that my coworkers could see Christ in my life. Shortly after that, I read Psalm 1. This chapter was certainly not new to me—in fact, it was one of the very first Scripture passages I ever memorized. But the words “nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful” especially caught my attention that day. This is primarily directed at those who are scornful of God, which I am not, but when I read it the Lord brought other areas of my life to mind—like my work.

My company had recently instituted a great number of changes, all with the general purpose of increasing safety. Although none of the new policies contradicted the principles of the Bible in any way, I did not like them all and had freely expressed my displeasure. Upon reading Psalm 1, I felt as if the Lord asked me whether my somewhat-scornful comments regarding those policies would really reflect well on Christ, or was I just coming across as a sourpuss? Does anyone like to hear a whiner and a complainer? Aren’t Christians supposed to be cheerful and positive?

A while later, the new safety program was presented to department heads, myself included, in a week-long seminar. Those present were to relay the information to the workers we supervised. In parting, we were challenged with this message: “There will be plenty of reluctance on the part of those in your area to accept this new program. Its success will depend on you people laying this out before them in a positive, enthusiastic manner.” It was helpful that the Lord had already prompted me to be consistently positive and encouraging!  

God has supplied us with everything we need and so much more. We have every reason to be grateful for the abundant love and kindness that He shows us daily. Today, let’s be sure those around us can see our appreciative attitudes for God’s blessing in our lives, and not a negative attitude over the trivial inconveniences of life. That will help others see Christ in us.