“Give your servant, herefore, an understanding heart to judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong.” – 1 Kings 3:9a

The group of companies I worked for was closing down and I was
about to lose my job. Some people with whom I had former business
dealings offered me more than double my salary to manage their
company. Upon closer scrutiny, I learned that this company didn’t
pay minimum wages and didn’t pay the right taxes. But I desperately
needed a better job then and lifted my cause in prayer to God. Through
my wife’s prayer, God told me not to take the job.

A few years later, a multi-billion tax scandal landed on the front page
of the papers. At the center of the scandal was this same company.
Its owner, who had offered me the job, was on the run. If I had taken
the job, I would have been his fall guy and taken the raps. I thanked
God for the wisdom that he had given me not to take on that employment.

When we’re on the side of integrity and honesty, our discernment will
always be a wise one!Rolly España (rolly@homeliving.com.ph)

REFLECTION:
Do you put your trust on what the world tells you or what God’s
Word tells you?

Lord, thank You for the grace to discern what is wise from Your
perspective.

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COMPANION
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my reflections
think: There are so many things we desire to have and they easily
distract us from the one desire that we should focus on, namely
being disciples of Jesus.