Why does it seem so hard for people and businesses to do the right thing? Honestly I have no clue. I will not say that I have always done the right thing, but I strive to do so.
Part of me thinks maybe people just do not know what the right thing is. They were brought up without knowing boundaries and have a hard time distinguishing and doing what is right.
I believe another part is that we want what others have and this leads to them not paying attention to what the right thing actually is. This is called coveting and we need to learn to appreciate what we have even if it is virtually nothing. Do I have a lot, by some yes and yet by others, no. I am content with what I have and where I live. I do like to buy a few things here and there, but it has nothing to so with wanting what others have. It comes down to me just wanting it. So you may be saying that you are not content and you would have a good argument. However, I do not have to have these things and if I did not get them it would not be the end of the world. In other words, it is what it is.
Some feel it will just bring them happiness or contentment if I do this or do that and in the end it could bring destruction to your life. When you do something because it makes you happy or content, then there is a good chance you are not really thinking about the consequences. It if not that you are meaning to do something that is considered wrong, but in the end it happens. Take a person who drinks. I do not think their intent is to get drunk and drive, but that could be the end result which could lead to a lot legal and financial problems.
I believe that some think it will help them get ahead in life or they think they are helping the company. What they do not realize is that when you are willing to do the wrong thing at a company once it leads to more and more if you do not get caught. Take the a lot of the fraud that occurs within companies. There is more to it than wanting to get ahead, but this is where I lumped it. In the fraud case, there are many things that lead to the person not doing the right thing.
Part of it is that some people are just evil and they are going to do what they want and do not care about the consequences. Take the killings that seem to be happening more and more and notice I did not say shootings, because killing someone with a gun is just a part of the total killings that occur. For most of us, there is something that says this is wrong; however, for others there is no switch and they just do what they want and anyone or anything in their way suffers.
Well, let me introduce you to a book called the Bible. This book is full of what God expects us to do. Is it easy, absolutely not, but it is something that we all need to strive to accomplish. This book contains every situation you will encounter. I know people say that it does not cover the internet or it does not cover some other thing that we have today, but the reality is yes it does.
Take the internet, the most common use is to look up and watch/read porn. Well is that right? The short answer is no. Is this covered in the Bible? Absolutely. We will justify why this is not covered so we can say the Bible is not accurate.
Romans 6:19 New International Version (NIV)
19 I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness.
So yes the Bible even addresses porn. Remember, nothing has really changed int he last 6,000+ years with regards to humans. We have the same issues today that were around in the Old and New Testaments.
I pray that if you are not doing the right thing, that you ask God for help to set you on the correct path. Understand He will help, but He will not force you, so you will have to do your part. In Jesus name I pray for this for you, Amen.