Ah, my first online course completed! I’m working toward my degree in Business Administration and had to create my own personal code of ethics As I mentioned this to a co-worker yesterday someone asked if no one knows them then how will anyone know you’re living by them. So I decided to post them, but with a challenge for those who read them to do the same if you haven’t already. I was supposed to come up with five, I chose nine. Of course I could add to them and I will, probably should have included that as one of them.

The entire paper is too long to post, but to give you an idea my opening paragraphs summarized how I developed this code. What did I discover about myself? Am I currently using it, is it something I aspire to be, or both? Do I refer to it on a regular basis? Hmmmm…

After listing them I explained the reasons behind them and why I will do what I say I will do. For here I’m just going to give you some highlights of what I wrote for each.

I will love God with all my heart, soul and mind. – Jesus made it clear to us what our first priority ought to be when He was confronted by a Pharisee

 

I will love others as much as I love myself. – This is the kind of love that wins hearts for Christ and opens doors for people to know Him.

 

I will put my family first, after God and before anything else. – My family is a gift from God I have learned to cherish.

 

I will be sensitive to other’s needs and help them if I am able. – When someone is in need I see it as another opportunity to share the love of Christ.

 

I will be honest. – It’s important to me that those I influence see honesty in me. To me it is a universal language of integrity and is a gateway to trust.

 

I will treat others with kindness and respect. – I do not always know what someone else is going through and a kind word or action is a seed with potential to grow.

 

I will forgive. – This can be extremely difficult, but I am reminded daily that I am forgiven.

 

I will walk in excellence. – I want to represent God and His Kingdom well.

 

I will seek and apply wisdom when I make decisions. – Life is full of choices and my decisions have the inherent capacity to affect generations to come.