America is in moral decline. This is no mystery to anyone.
Even inside the church, we see abomination all over the place. A BBC report states that over the last 50 years, 10,000 reports of sexual abuse claims against the church have occurred in America alone (Read Story). And, we see more pouring out every day. 
So, what does this have to do with business? That’s easy. Right now, the moral decay is causing death to profitability, death to sales, death to attrition, death to physical health, death to families, death to parental relationships and death to God relationships.
The wages of sin are death.
How much prosperity is there in the midst of all this death? Not much. Just look at the economy. There is a correlation.
When the leader of a company goes astray, it has a dramatic impact on how well the business does. At a minimum, there is distraction. This doesnt take a lot of imagination.
There are people reading this right now whose hearts are sinking because of what’s going on in their own worlds. God’s conviction is funny like that.
We cannot hide from the LORD. He sees everything.
So, what do we do? I believe that it’s not everyone’s heart to go this route. I believe that, at the core, we want to do the right thing. We want to honor our spouses and families and communities. We want to honor God.
One answer is that we need a strong commitment. We need to commit to God and to those closest to us that we will be honest with what is going on in our hearts and committed to doing the tough things that are needed to insure that we walk the line.
God is doing amazing things in this world right now. And, it is about to get even more exciting. There are many leaders who have been in the shadows for quite some time. They are about to bud and blossom and come out of stealth. They will walk in a purity so white that it will be obvious the LORD has kept them.
My encouragement is to watch these people. Get around them. Walk with them. Get in accountability with them. Find out how they fight the fight and live a pure life. Also, find a group of folks you can surround yourself with who will hold you accountable to life and what is really going on in your heart. You have the boldness to sit in a board meeting. Do you have the same boldness to open your heart and share your struggles with a bunch of folks who could think less of you because of your junk and that you are not the man or woman that you pretend to be? That is what it takes. It is a risk. But, the reward is monumental.
It is also critical. Because, the folks who walk this line are going to see bottom lines that many only dreamed about. And, for many, it will be too late by the time that they figure out that the line we walk grows thinner every day.
Be pure, and be holy. You were made in God’s image. There is abundance and life in that identity. And, purity is different than holiness. We chose to be pure. We are in God’s image, therefore we are holy.
We must choose the right path. We must hope to be just like our God. It will only bring life.
And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
1 Peter 1:16
because it is written, ” YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.”
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