Doing Business God's Way

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Successful Living In Christ

I showed you in my last post that you have a choice to succeed to fail. I told you to make a choice which way you desire to go.  I also said that in this post I was going to show you something so exciting about your ability to succeed that you would see that you're a success already.  The choice to make is whether or not to walk in that success.  

If you're ready I'm going to share that truth with you right now!  Your life and business will never be the same once you take hold of the key of the cross principle. You've got to hold it and never let it go.  Your life and success in whatever it is you want to do depend upon it. 

You Are Right With God

If you've accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior you are a success this moment no matter what you've done or who you are.  You are a part of a new nationality who has been given an inheritance to succeed and prosper in whatever endeavor you choose or are currently involved with if it's honest and utilizes wisdom from God's Word--and you don't have to do anything to make it so!  It's already been done in the SON!  

Say it to yourself.  "My success has already been done in the SON!"

Sure, I know you've heard that God made you a success in life and I've already showed you verses to prove it.  But did you hear how and why?  Knowing and understanding the principle of the "key of the Kingdom of Heaven" will show you how to open the door to the success that is yours.  You can loose what you need through Jesus Christ and bind what you don't want or whatever comes against you.

Matthew 16:19 (KJV) And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.  

All you have to do is rest in Christ.  Your only labor is to rest in Christ by faith that He is watching over you and taking are of your problems and making what you have a success.  You've heard of Christians who are successful.  People say they have special blessings because of who they are, but that's not true.  They've taken hold of the key of the cross, "the cross of Jesus Christ."  They took their inheritance by faith.   

Hebrews 4:11 (KJV) "Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief."

Any Christian can do this, including you because we're all the same, no one more special than another because we are all a new nationality.

You Are A New Nationality 

 

Is Time Passing You By Without The Success You Dreamed Of Achieving?

If you're a Christian and you're not experiencing the kind of business or career success the Bible promises, you need to learn why.  You may be at the point of giving up, but before you do anything that drastic, first look to God.  

Scripture throughout the Bible gives the promise of success in all that we do, including our business endeavors, so if you're not succeeding, then you need to look at what message from the Bible you need to apply to your life and your business.

You can't have a successful business in Christ and live any way you choose.  First you have to get your life together by centering upon Christ and then everything else you do will begin to fall into place and yield the success you desire.  The best way to begin is to know for sure that God does indeed want you to succeed in life and business.  

Some Christians don't believe that God desires for His children to succeed, so I'm going to use the same verses from Deuteronomy 28 that I used in my last post only this time I'll include verses 1-13.  These are verses I've used to build faith that God wanted me to succeed.  There are many others throughout the New and Old Testaments, but these verses cover success in everything.  

² and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.
³ Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
⁴ Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy beasts, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock.
⁵ Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.
⁶ Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
⁷ Jehovah will cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thee: they shall come out against thee one way, and shall flee before thee seven ways.
⁸ Jehovah will command the blessing upon thee in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto; and he will bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
⁹ Jehovah will establish thee for a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, and walk in his ways.
¹⁰ And all the peoples of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of Jehovah; and they shall be afraid of thee.
¹¹ And Jehovah will make thee plenteous for good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
¹² Jehovah will open unto thee his good treasure the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
¹³ And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them,

The verses above describe the life you should be living.  You should have success in your life, with your children (verse 4, fruit of thy body), your money, your business, career and even the every day things that you do. 

You're At An Important Crossroads Of Your Life!

 

Now you know, if you didn't already, that God has made you a success.  You were created to be on top of all your circumstances, but you have to fulfill one condition.  You have to obey God's Word as you learn it.  So let's begin where you are at this moment.  If you don't know anything else about the Bible, you now know that you have a choice to succeed or fail.  Verse 14 from Deuteronomy 28 makes it clear that if you don't follow God's Word, you choose the way of failure.

The question you have to answer right now is which way you want to go.  The choice is yours. You're at the crossroads of success or failure.  Which path do you wish to take?

My next post is going to show you something so exciting that no matter what choice you make at this moment, you're going to choose success!  You're going to learn something spectacular in just a few minutes that took me years to learn.  Once you learn this one exciting truth, your life and your business will never be the same!     

 

If we follow God's path for success we will always prosper, but don't take my word for it, let's see what the Bible has to say.  By living God’s will (His Word) for your life and business you will have success in all the issues of life.

The Truth About God's Prosperity Message For Christians in Business and For Spiritual Growth:

 The Importance Of Being Equally Yoked With God In Business

Christians should be equally yoked in all areas of their lives, if they're not, all other areas where they are equally yoked can be negatively affected.  However, for this article I'm going to concentrate on being equally yoked God's way for business.

Some Christians don't understand how to be equally yoked with God and others believe that it just means to marry a person who is a Christians or choose a partner in business with someone or others who are Christian too, but it goes deeper than that.

II Corinthians 6:14

¹⁴ Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 


It's not enough to create a partnership with someone whether in marriage or in business based upon the fact that the other person goes to church and says they believe in God.  An equally yoked partnership in Christ means that both parties must be at a level of Biblical understanding and commitment from where they can continue to grow.  11 Corinthians 6:14 says that righteousness cannot fellowship with lawlessness.  If you are the righteousness of God, then you must look to other Christians who live as the righteousness of God as you do.

The partners should not be at a place of Christian growth with one at the top of the scale for Christian commitment and one or more at the lower end of the scale.  The scales of Biblical wisdom and knowledge for the most part should be equal for a true partnership in Christ to take place.  More important an equally yoked partner must be willing to grow in Christ continually as well as spread God's Word in thought, action and works throughout the community where they do business.  

Another important business commitment for those equally yoked in business is to put God's will above financial wealth.  This doesn't mean that financial growth and financial projection isn't important, but many Christians in business put the cart before the horse.  They look first to their business as a means of freedom from a job they hate, a means of making more money and hopefully getting rich or showing others they are a great success or perhaps more successful than friends or family are.  There are others who may have more altruistic purposes for their business, but having an unselfish purpose for your business is not to be at the center of a business endeavor--not even if you want a business to give all your profits to the poor. 

All parties joined together in business, need to build a business on a foundation of Jesus Christ with God at the center.  The foundation of Jesus Christ is the Word (the Bible), and centering upon God is giving that Word first place in the midst of every decision and business activity.   This is done by prayer and waiting upon God together and in agreement.  When this happens God is able to work in the midst of a business to create great success and prosperity for the business owner or ownerss and also for those who comply with their business practices.

My Business Experience With A Partner In Christ and Without        

Learn How To Do Business God's Way

When I began my first home business, I was very successful according to what I wanted to achieve for my family goals and financially.  I experienced great blessings in many areas of my business and personal life because I chose to put God at the center.  I was in control so my choice of putting God's integrity over the worlds in my business practices went unchallenged.

At that time, I didn't know as much as I do now about being God-centered and being a good steward, but I worked with God from what I knew at the time and He honored what faith, devotion and commitment I understood.

God has great understanding for our ignorance and great respect for our commitment to Him, even if we aren't getting the full picture of what we're suppose to do.  However, He expects continued growth, so as we continue to walk with God He will help us develop in His ways. 

However, some time later, I made the mistake of trusting someone in business at a level that I believed I could control.  It was a temporary situation where I thought that if I stated my standards clearly and spelled out everything I would or would not do in accordance with the other persons agreement the business would be in line with God.  I had even watched this particular woman for a year become more and more successful with what I believed to be ethical and moral values.  So when this person initiated our business partnership I agreed because I thought I could learn business skills from her that I didn't have.    

I should have known better at that time, but I went my own way with the excuse this was going to be temporary.  Well I'm here to tell you that my "just temporary" business situation turned into a nightmare. Everything we agreed upon went out the window. This woman bullied and pushed and screamed to have her own way.  She was the slave-master and I was the slave.  I also began to see that her business practices were based upon lying to people and deceiving them.  It was apparent that all the time we spent talking before we became partners she was in the process of deceiving me into believing that our values were the same.  She wanted me as her partner because myself and husband had a good reputation.  That was the one element she needed in order to get reputable clients.

I had to leave the business, of course, but not without losing money and valuable time that could have been spent serving God.  But God is good and will take our foolish business mistakes and turn them into positive directions and situations as we repent and ask for forgiveness.  If we always look to God to lead and direct our businesses, we will never experience the kind of problems that can set us back in time, money and worse--serving God.
 
In conclusion, build your business with God at the center and always let Him direct you.  Then you will experience peace, respect and great success God's way.       


     

If your business is having problems, maybe it's because you're not equally yoked with the people you do business with as the Bible says we must do.  Find out about this important subject for life and business success.  

Equally Yoked With Christ In Business

 

The Key To Christian Business Success

Many Christians say they love the Lord and tell everyone how they've made the commitment to put God first in their business practices.  From my experiences, I have to say that many whom I've done business with have greatly fallen short.  In fact I'm sure that many Christians have no idea what a commitment to putting God first in the center of anything means.

I've dealt with so many Christians in business who have lied to me, who have done everything they could to cheat me out of money, and who deceived me at every turn in order to trick me into giving them free work.  And they do it all without guilt because they say that they are "doing God's work." They lie and cheat in the name of the Lord!  How I cringe when I see this happening.

God's Guidance and Benefits To Those Who Obey The Word

 

Honest Christians are usually the one's preyed upon by those who claim to be Christians, but who lie and cheat. However, those filled with God's integrity don't have to be taken in and cheated.  If you keep God at the center of your life and business, God will reveal the truth about persons who approach you for business collaborations, and He will uncover their lies.  Over the years I have come to understand their tactics quickly in order to avoid living through a business commitment that turns into a nightmare.  But if I should lack the wisdom, I know that God will give me the guidance to avoid doing business with a specific person as a seller or a buyer. He will do the same for you if you keep honest business dealings and put God first over money.

 Use This Scenario To Avoid Dishonest People In A Service Business

 

Phase I of their communication begins with them saying very little about what they want.  However, they expound on the fact that they are in the ministry as a pastor or church leader of some kind.  Then when they receive information about your business, they add more to their story, usually it's a life story about the difficulty they've had transitioning from a life of sin to Christianity.  They make it clear that all they want to do now is share the Lord to the lost.  Once "the story" is set, they begin to talk more about what they want.  All the while they act as if working with them will be a great blessing and benefit.  This is the point were I have learned to cut things off because if I don't, the manipulation and lying phase begins.   

If you get to Phase 2 of their communication they ask you how much everything they want is going to cost.  You tell them but they don't respond.  They only repeat what they want done and add more to it.  All the while they act clueless about the process of the business and how it works. Then they mention that they have some of their work, like a book, for instance, available for you to look at to get a glimpse of what they're doing to save the lost.  Then they ask for the price again and say that they want you to do the work for them and they need to get started right away.  You tell them that once you receive the fee or payment work will commence, but then they take you to Phase 3. 

They say they have decided to do the work themselves and that you can do some of the work for them over time, but they don't mention payment.  Usually what they mention is the hardest part or the bulk of the work needed for whatever it is they want done.  When you tell them that you will have to charge a fee for the work, they come back with a story about how they've been working with a very well-known expert in the field.  They share a list with you of what that person will do for them.  Then they ask if you can do the same because they really want to work with you. With one person I dealt with, he gave me a list of everything I had already said numerous times I would do for him and had even sent him in written form.  

It was like going in circles and never getting anywhere--and I wouldn't get anywhere until I said I will do all the work for "free."  At this point I stopped all communication.  Now, I won't allow myself to get passed Phase I.  I'm a writer and I figured that in the time it took getting through all 3 Phases, not to count the ones I avoided, I could have written a good sized Kindle book. 

Avoid Foolishness In Business

 

While it's wise and God's way to be kind and respectful to potential clients in business, we have to know when to stop communication in order to not waste valuable time that you or God could put to better use.  Never feel the need to "finish out" conversations that keep you on the hook to people who try to get you to "make them a deal" which will always leave you on the losing end. They believe that because they serve God everything they get from others should be for free.  Yet many have high paying jobs and businesses that they have no trouble collecting money from.

At one point in my business, I actually went full circle with two Christian women.  It was a nightmare getting them to pay which should have been revealing enough.  Once they got through the mystery of paying my "lowered" fee, the nightmares began.  I don't have the time to go into their web of lies, deceit and manipulation that occurred, but I'm still receiving their demands to do work that was never a part of our contract and which had ended two years ago. I've repeatedly had to point out to each one that my services to them are completed, but they don't have the respect to abide by our written agreement.


Also, I have my own ministry, yet I have never asked for anyone to give me anything for free.  I pay my way as I go and when I need more money I ask God to provide it through my work or I take it from my general emergency savings.  With this attitude I end up with special gifts or favors from people.  Good things  happen when we give God a channel to work with through our integrity and honesty toward others. 

In conclusion, I admonish all Christians to be honest in business as well as in their business dealings.  And if you are already honest, don't entertain those persons who wish to steal from you and take your valuable time and money.  Both of these elements will be better spent when given to the Lord in ways that will glorify Him and bring Him praise and honor.

Put God First In Your Business and Life