Decisions Points [cont.]
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It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
Show me a successful individual or company and I will show you an individual or company who knows what their values are. Think about it. We have a lot of entrepreneurs here. So much time and energy is spent in defining and creating missions statements and core values during the beginning stages of an organization Why? Because it’s easy to make decisions when you know what you value and every decision you make is based off of those values. So you spend most of the time upfront defining those values so the rest of the journey is easy. How much more important is this with your own individual lives and families? It’s worth the time to identify and define your values.
Have you ever read through the record of Joseph and Potipher's wife? It is a great example to this context. Listen to Joseph's response after he is tempted on numerous occasions, “Come to bed with me!” But he refused. “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care. No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her. One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house (Gen 39).
This is amazing how Joseph is able to recite his values in the heat of the moment (pun intended). Put yourself in the story and tell me if this is not breeding ground for a fall. Joseph has gone from rags to riches. He just came off of a really bad situation with his family and he is emotional and physically drained. He is put as head of the household in Potipher’s palace. He can have anything he wants and he can make anybody do anything he wants. He has power, he has favor, and he has money at his disposal. And a fine, well dressed, well proportioned woman that probably smells really good shows interest in him and tempts him more times than one. What would you do? Listen if you don’t know or define your values, this is a hard choice for anybody. Look at the times in your life that you are most susceptible to fall. You either really tired, emotionally drained, coming off a successful high, or just caught off guard. You have to know your values in order to withstand these situations. It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
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