31 Day Challenge - Day 23

"Don't envy sinners, but alway continue to fear the Lord. You will be rewarded for this, your hope will not be disappointed.  My child, listen and be wise; keep your heart on the right course," (Proverbs 23:17 - 19).

It's difficult to not be envious of those that have more than we do, or those who do bad things but never seem to get caught or get in trouble or suffer. No, those are the folks that seem to prosper - why is it that way?

I remember when I was working back in the 80's, a supervisor, we'll call her Libby, was not well liked by her employees. One of those employees encouraged the others to give Libby a chance, but the six other employees weren't interested.

It was an especially stressful time for the loyal employee. She was almost eight months pregnant and she was determined to work up until the very last moment.  Sometime at the end of this ladies seventh month she discovered that her supervisor, Libby, who had been married less than a year, was having an affair with her own manager, we'll call him Ted. The employee, who was a Christian, almost immediately began to be targeted by her supervisor with unreasonable requests and requirements, something that was not happening to the other employees. The attacks, false accusations and unreasonable requests increased and soon Libby put the employee on probation, even though the pregnant woman would be going out on maternity leave at the end of that week. What was the employee to do? Should she retaliate? After all, relationships with your superiors was frowned upon in the work place.  Why is it that this supervisor and her manager got away with unprofessional behavior and inappropriate relationships? What should the employee's response be?

The employee didn't turn upper management in, but she did have to defend herself against the accusations. In the end, Libby was fired, the employee returned to her job after maternity leave and even received a promotion not long after. God was in control! God is in control! We just need to continue to follow after righteousness.