Have you ever felt as if you could or should be doing more for God’s kingdom? We are commanded to share the gospel with the world (Matthew 28:19), and time is running out for people to learn about Jesus, repent, and accept Him as their Lord and Savior (Romans 3:23, 6:23, 5:8, 10:9, 13).

Unfortunately, not all Christian ministries are hiring, and some Christians may not have the skills or work experience needed for any positions that are available. However, you can still be a witness for Christ wherever you find yourself in life.

How you talk

There is a song that stresses the importance of upstanding personal conduct. Its lyrics include the fact that Your walk talks, and your talk talks / But your walk talks louder than your talk talks.

Think about this for a moment: How does your walk talk? In other words, how do you act around people in your workplace? Do you gossip? Do you join co-workers in complaining about the pay, schedules, or supervisors? Have you participated in telling dirty jokes?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then you are not being a good witness. Yes, people will call you a “fuddy-duddy” when you opt out of unholy situations, but wear that badge proudly. Do not shy away from telling them why you do not engage with them in those situations. If they ask you why, use that opportunity to share truth and apply Scripture. Here are a few verses:

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee (Hebrews 13:5, KJV).

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth (Colossians 3:8).

Do all things without murmurings and disputings (Philippians 2:14).

How you work

The verse from Philippians is a good segue into the next topic. How would you rate your work ethic? Do you give it 100% from the time you start to the time you leave for the day? Do you take extra or longer breaks than is permissible? Are you making a lot of personal calls? Have you ever wasted the day watching YouTube videos or looking at social media?

Time theft is not just a myth. It is very real, and it comes in a variety of ways. Pay Pro Corp, a work- force management business, defines time theft as things including late starts/ early finishes, long breaks, personal activities at work, and “buddy punching.” * That is when employees have other employees punch the time clock for them when they are late or absent from work.

A job is not always fun, but having one is better than being unemployed. It is also what God gives you to put food on your table. So, give your 100% while on the job:

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men (Colossians 3:23).

Another bit of advice? Watch your temper. Sure, work is stressful. I work in broadcasting. There is a reason I went gray in my 20s. But keeping calm in difficult situations is another way to have a good work ethic and be a witness.

Be ye angry and sin not … (Ephesians 4:26).

The bottom line is this: We are the only Bible some people will ever see. We should be good examples (1 Timothy 4:12) and minister to people even if we do not work in ministry.

*Source: Pay Pro Group (2018). “Time theft by the numbers: Statistics and laws you need to know”

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