Christian Quotes to Guide You Through the Business Day

Every business day can be very frustrating and challenging. Co-workers, clients, suppliers, and of course our bosses, push our patience to it's limits. We are constantly faced with impossible deadlines, insurmountable obstacles, and decisions that put our sense of ethics and integrity to the test.

When faced with these and other challenges, it helps to take a moment to reflect, pray and ask yourself "What would Christ do in a situation like this?"

Here are a dozen common business situations, and a biblical quote that will help us persevere and do the christian thing:

Respect For Business Associates and Clients

"Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king." (1 Peter 1:13)

Truth in Business Dealings

"Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth" (John 17:17)

Patience On The Job

"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised" (Hebrews 10:36)

Forgiving The Office Big Mouth

"And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you" (Mark 11 25-26)

Settling Office Disputes

"If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone" (Romans 12:18)

Teamwork

"The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid" (Isaiah 11:6)

Tackling Tough Assignments

"The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong;" (Ecclesiastes 9:11)

Overcoming Business Obstacles

"In this world you will have trouble. but take heart! I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)

Making Business Decisions

"And this is my prayer" that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ." (Philippians 1: 9-10)

Recognition For Your Hard Work

"Every man's work shall be made manifest" (1 Corinthians 3:13)

Greed

"For the love of money is the root of all evil: which wile some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." (1 Timothy 6:10)

Putting In A Long Hard Day

"The sleep of a laboring man is sweet" (Ecclesiastes 11:1)

Lastly, always remember when everyone else seems to be against you, God always loves you. That's the one thing in life you can count on.