Christian Business Builder

While pondering life over a cup of coffee this morning, God drew my attention to the book of Ecclesiastes chapter 3, in which Solomon was establishing the truth that “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”

As I read on, I was stuck by the thought that now was the time that God’s people need to step up and step out to become successful in this world.

It is a time of great uncertainty and a time of great fear.

People are looking for stability in this world. Financial for sure …. but I believe also spiritual.

However, since most people have an unreasonable concept about God, Christ, and Bibllical Christianity, we may need to start with them were we have common ground.

That common ground might very well be in the area of their financial security.

So … in order to be “all things to all men” as Paul admonished, how can this be your time to succeed?

Consider 5 things:

1. Show up everyday - if you are going to lead ad build a strong and stable business, you need to show up everyday. Now that doesn’t mean “work” everyday (remember the sabbath rest was established by God) but it does mean that you need to engage life everyday. Don’t be a sideline sitter, be up, out, and active in  every phase of your life.
2. Live everyday as if it were your last - what I mean here is that if this were your last day to get things done, your intensity level would be through the roof. Whether you spent it working, witnessing, praying, or playing, you would do it like there was no tomorrow.
3. Live everyday like the success of everything you value depended on you alone - will you make that last call? Will you record that important video? Will you comfort a friend in need? Will you make life in your world as good as it can be?
4. Live everyday like you cannot do anything unless you are completely yielded to Christ - Jesus told us that without him we can do nothing. As believers our strength, wisdom, and energy all rest in our willingness to make Christ the Lord of our daily living.
5. Live everyday to the fulfillment of God’s will and his work - Jesus said in John 4 that he was sustained in this life by the doing of God’s will and the fulfillment of God’s work. This needs to be the over-reaching truth that drives us everyday. We need to know God’s will for our lives and we need to surrender to the fulfilling of it on a daily basis.

Is it your time to succeed? You and God are the only one that know the answer to that question.

If it is your time, put your hand to the plow and don’t look back!

If it is not your time, get alone with God and ask what it will take for your time to come.

When you are living in the times of success, you will have great opportunity to share your story and your faith with those looking to you for other answers as well.

Just my thoughts ….

Dave