Bad Influence

Sometimes it only takes one person with a negative attitude, bad intentions or a complacent mind set, to influence a group or a team for the worse. A person that is always trying to get the team to take short cuts or to underachieve can steer a group down the path to failure. However, someone that is always uplifting the team or encouraging them to strive to do their best and continue their awesome work ethic can lead the group to positive outcomes and build the team’s confidence. We are Christ ambassadors! It’s important to strive to be a positive influence to those around us, both at home and at work.

Be determined to not allow peer pressure and bad influences distract us from continuing to have a great work ethic. We take pride in our efforts, our team and we need to continue to encourage one another to do the same. You see, we have a “Biblical World view”, we simply think and act differently and doing this comes natural but can be hampered by bad influences. Yes, you may be looked at funny sometimes or get an occasional remark. But that’s ok, because being a positive influence is good for our self esteem, it builds teams up instead of tearing them down, and because we did the right thing in God’s eyes. So don’t worry what others may say or think about our positive words, actions or work ethics. The only opinion of us that matters…is His.

1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers
harm.

2 Corinthians 5:20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

2 Timothy 2:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.