What kind of testimony should a Christian have with unbelievers?

I’m directing that question toward myself as much as toward others. A situation came up at work yesterday which caused me to ponder that question all night.

I work a secular job at a company which is run by a brother and sister who are very active in their Presbyterian church. In fact, the sister is a deaconess, but I’m not going there with this. The brother is a very kind, compassionate man who certainly displays the characteristics of a Christian. At our Christmas dinner, he praised God for what He has done for and through the company – something you won’t often hear in a corporate setting.

Well, the sister does NOT exude Christ-likeness as does her brother. She is a mean, uncaring, self-centered person and extremely hard to work for. In the year and a half I have been here, I have heard her scream at just about everyone and fire people on a whim. Yesterday, apparently she went on a screaming fit toward her brother because she refused to pay one of the men for his work last Friday all because he forgot to clock in that morning. Everyone knows he was here, yet she refused to pay him for it. (This isn’t the first time a situation like this has happened. Last time someone did that, the brother paid the wages out of his own pocket to keep the employee from leaving.)

To me, the real shame in all this is what it causes the employees to think about Christians. One of the other workers said to me, “She’s supposed to be a Christian. Well, if she makes it in Heaven, then nobody should have to go to Hell.” I hate to see supposed Christians making a bad impression like that, and it has caused me to look inward a little closer to make sure that I am being the testimony I need to be. I’ve realized that I need to be careful of not just the words I use, but also the tone of voice accompanying those words. What a wake-up call!!

Stupid Test

This is a fun link to follow. It tests your stupidity.

http://www.stupidtester.com/index.php?im

I can't believe it's been two weeks since I've posted anything on here. Boy, have I been slacking!!!

The biggest news around the Mumpower house right now is illness. We've all been sick. Scott was sick last Friday, through the weekend, and still yet somewhat. I got it from Scott and felt badly Sunday and yesterday. Today, Sam stayed home from school with the same symptoms. Maybe now that we've all had it, it will just go away and leave us alone. At least we can hope!!

Although my Pampered Chef business has been pretty stagnant for the past several months, it appears that it is about to pick back up again. Yea!!! I'm hoping to have a few good shows this spring, and I'm really excited about it. Anyone reading this who is interested in hosting a PC show or buying products, please let me know. We've got some great deals going on this spring!

Let's see, what other news is there? Scott's mom is still in NC at Melissa's house. We were planning to go there for a visit this coming weekend, but we have decided to postpone our trip for a couple weeks. Louise has a doctor's appointment here in Bristol next Tuesday, so it would really be a waste of time and gas to go there now. We'll probably go down March 23 instead.

That's all the news for now. Have a great day!