Have you ever noticed how some people go out of their way to get involved in something that’s none of their business?

We are inundated with influencers who bombard us with their views and opinions on issues they want to promote for their personal gain.

These miscreants cast aspersions on those ideologies they disdain and promote disinformation and misinformation like fodder to chickens.

My comment to this misinformed media mob is simply, “Whose business is it anyway?”

Value Proposition

As a Christian businessman, I take issue with those who promote distrust in values that have worked for centuries upon centuries.

There’s not one business person who enjoys having someone belittle their integrity and bash their business dealings. Trustworthy business people rightly pride themselves in ethical transactions with their customers.

That’s how they grow their business — honestly.

The Book of Proverbs addresses the words of the righteous and the foolish in great depth.

Listen to these words of wisdom from Proverbs 18:3-7: “When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes disgrace. The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters but the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the innocent of justice. A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool’s mouth is his undoing, and his lips are a snare to his soul.”

Due Diligence

These days, we all need to do our own due diligence as we attempt to ascertain truth from outright lies.

My discernment comes from the Holy Spirit and wise counsel from like-minded people who have done their own research into controversial subjects.

There’s much at stake as we must navigate the upcoming political campaigns as well as the controversial positions taken on diversity, equity and inclusion.

In my opinion, DEI has been concocted out of thin air. And we know the Prince of the Air, Satan, has his paws in the pudding!

Beware the Deceiver

You see, the Old Devil, the Deceiver, has ramped up his deceptive efforts and has apparently taken advantage of technology and some fairly influential people to promote worldly views and concepts that contradict God’s Word.

He’s attacking family values. He’s attacking moral values. He’s attacking all that is good and right in God’s eyes.

He is set on destroying the lives of as many as he possibly can, and those who follow his devious ways want to drag down as many with them as they possibly can!

Be very cautious in listening and watching the antics of those who want to deceptively influence you to their way of thinking.

Let me once again ask you: Whose business is it anyway? Here’s the answer: It’s ours and I trust you will heed the words of Joshua, in Joshua 24:15

“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Passages to Ponder

Jim Langley has been writing for more than 30 years while working as a life and health insurance agent in Santa Barbara. In recent years, his passion has turned to writing about his personal relationship with God, and his goal is to encourage others to draw near to Him as well. As a longtime member of CBMC of Santa Barbara (Christian Business Men’s Connection), he started writing Fourth Quarter Strategies columns in 2014, and he now reaches an international audience through the CBMC International devotional Monday Manna. He can be contacted at jim@fourthquarterstrategies.com for more information. The opinions expressed are his own.