Do What Is Right And Take The Heat

For it is better, if God should will it so,  that you should suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.

 

1 Peter 3:17

It is sad to say, but there are people who will torment us for doing what is right.  I once had a boss who criticized me for being “too loyal” to the organization and for “being ten minutes early for work.”  I mean really?  Don’t employers want employees to be on time?  It took me a long time to understand that the criticism was not about my job performance, but about his need to feel superior because he was always late for work. 

I also took heat at another job because I was at my desk at 8:00 when the business opened.  Another employee told me that “on time meant ‘in the parking lot,’” and I should not be early.  I thought that was amusing because every day the bosses asked me, the lowly receptionist, where their employees were at 8:00.  I would smile and say, “Umm, in the parking lot?”

Neither of these businesses required employees to clock in at a time clock and employees were on the honor system to fill out their time cards.  Sometimes expectations of honor lead to dishonor and unfortunately for my critics, I was not as confident about my importance to the company as they were and I was worried that I would be fired if I was late.  Hence, I was on time.

There are many people who have suffered more for doing great things which were right, than I have for doing small things, and I admire them for their courage.

What is important is that no matter what happens to us personally for doing what is right, we should do what is right. 

Do the right thing and take the heat.