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You’ve heard the cliché that our walk should match our talk. And that’s a pretty good way to describe what it means to walk worthy of the Lord. I think this was what James was saying in the second chapter of his letter:
“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, ‘You have faith; I have deeds.’ Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder” (James 2:14-19).
One of our primary objectives here at The Christian Working Woman is to hopefully inspire and help you live out your faith wherever you work—on the job. And walking worthy of the Lord on the job is making certain that our walk matches our talk—that we demonstrate our faith by our deeds.
I think of a woman who was a dear friend, LaVerne—now with Jesus—who worked with a very contentious and spiteful coworker. This coworker did everything she could to make LaVerne look bad to management—and for awhile she was successful at doing that. Naturally LaVerne was angry at the injustices done to her, but as she prayed about it, God just kept saying to her, “Wait, just wait for me to take care of this.” She waited—two years she waited, really struggling with the lies this person told about her. But then this coworker became very sick and was hospitalized for weeks. That’s when management realized that LaVerne was doing the work; she was the one doing good and they saw the coworker for who she was. LaVerne earned awards for the quality of her work. But she had to wait on God.
LaVerne walked the talk—she walked worthy of the Lord even in a very tough work environment. I’m quite sure she has heard Jesus say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
Walking worthy of the Lord is our standard, and the result is well worth the effort.
