Slaves, in
reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who
are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. For it is
commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they
are conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a
beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you
endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you
were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you
should follow in his steps. 1 Peter 2:18-21
The Bible
says to submit. Now, there are different
kinds of abuse, such as physical and sexual, which cannot be tolerated and must
be reported immediately.
However,
if you don’t feel valued or respected or you feel you are overlooked because of
your personality, faith, gender or race, the Bible says…submit, to the good and
bad bosses. You can bear under the pain
of unjust suffering because you serve a God who suffered for God.
Remember,
Jesus was abused, cursed and beaten and yet he did not retaliate nor made any
threats. Trust yourself to God. Follow in Jesus’ footsteps.
The Bible
says you were called to this job to show the bad bosses a good God. You are the example of grace, respect and
honor they need in their lives.