BBD 03.03.06 A Forest Burner
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03.03.06
A Forest Burner
These six things the LORD hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: a
proud look, a LYING tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that
devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false
witness who SPEAKS LIES, and one who sows discord among brethren. - Proverbs
6:16-19.
Do not LIE to one another, since you have put off the old man with his
deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to
the image of Him who created him. - Colossians 3:9-10.
SEE HOW GREAT A FOREST A LITTLE FIRE KINDLES! And the tongue is a fire, a
world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles
the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire
by hell. - James 3:5b-6.
According to a survey conducted by CareerBuilder.com nineteen percent of
employees, admit to lying on the job at least once a week. Twenty-four
percent of supervisors say they have fired someone for lying, and fifteen
percent of the employees surveyed said they had been caught in a lie while
at work.
Some of the top reasons given for lying were:
To appease a customer;
To cover up a failed project, mistake or missed deadline; To explain an
unexcused absence or late arrival; to protect another employee; and,
To get another employee in trouble or look better in front of a supervisor.
Here are some of the top lies that employees use:
I don't know how that happened;
I have another call to take or I'll call you right back;
I've been out of town or out sick;
I like your outfit or you look great; and,
I didn't get your email, voicemail or fax.
Rosemary Haefner, Vice President of Human Resources at CareerBuilder.com
sums it up by saying, "It may seem cliché, but honesty is the best policy.
Even if you are motivated by the best of intentions, being deceitful can
seriously compromise your credibility with colleagues and negatively impact
your career progress. The vast majority of hiring managers - 85 percent -
say they are less likely to promote an employee who has lied to them or
other members of the organization." (CareerBuilder.com is the nation's
largest online job site with more than 20 million unique visitors and over 1
million jobs.)
It has also been reported recently about the large number of people who lie
or deceive on their resumes. David Edmondson, former Radio Shack CEO is
perhaps one of the most glaring examples having stated on his resume that he
had two college degrees when he had none. Edmondson confesses, "I clearly
misstated my academic record, and the responsibility for these misstatements
is mine alone." What a public humiliation that must have been! A mistake
that will now always follow him in his life.
In the movie "Liar Liar", Fletcher Reede, (played by Jim Carrey), is
suddenly unable to tell a lie. As a result, his life as he knows it falls
apart, however, in the end he learns to be a better father and that he
really does not have to lie. I have wondered what would happen if no one
could lie to someone else? What would happen to you at work if you were no
longer able to lie about anything even little white lies? What would happen
in your marriage and in every relationship you have if you were unable lie?
As the apostle Paul relates in the letter to the Colossians we are to put
off our old way of living. That old way of living includes lying. We are
instead to live in the "image of Him who created" us. Paul states in Romans
8:29, "For whom He foreknew (All those who have received or will receive
Christ Jesus as their Savior.), He also predestined to be conformed to the
image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." The
next time you are tempted to tell a lie or deceive think about the image of
Christ Jesus. There is no room for lies or deception in that image and you
are called to be conformed to that image. You are to be like Him,
predestined to be like Him. Isn't it time to start acting like it?
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