Godly Entrepreneurial Spirit... (Part 2)
We're continuing a discussion about being a Godly Entrepreneurs.
As entrepreneurs we celebrate the driven, go, go, go personality,
But did you know that there is an UN-Godly version of it?
"You will know them by their FRUITS."
It's important to check out our FRUIT as entrepreneurs... a FRUIT CHECK, if you will.
One of the things I used to say with PRIDE as an entrepreneur,
"I can't sit still. That's just now how I'm wired."
I assumed that it was something I was NOT designed to do.
But what does God have to say about that?
Introducing FRUIT CHECK #2.
The world taught us to say, "I can't sit still",
But God says...
"Be STILL and know that I am God."
The world says you need to speak up for yourself,
But God says...
"The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be SILENT."
The world says to go, go, go!
But God says...
"Be STILL before the Lord and wait patiently for him"
Are you noticing a pattern?
"Be STILL and know that I am God."
The world does NOT want us to WAIT on God,
The world does NOT want us to be STILL,
The world wants us to GO.
These "worldly" teaching are really Satan's lies and tricks.
Why doesn't Satan want you to be still?
He's scared.
Satan is scared because you can hear God better when you're still,
You can align with God's will when you're still,
You're undefeatable when you're in God's will.
But...
When you're NOT still, you can-NOT SEEK God with your whole heart,
When you're NOT still, you can-NOT hear God well,
When you're NOT still, you can be distracted and deceived to do things in your own strength.
You can be assured that,
Whenever our business gets in the way of us SEEKING God,
Whenever busy-ness is the reason for NOT getting quiet with God,
It is an UN-Godly entrepreneurial spirit.
God would NEVER say it's ok to NOT spend time with Him,
He would NEVER tell you to neglect time with Him,
Instead He says "Give us this day our daily bread".
We need to get in the bread line to get the bread,
We need to go to the bakery to buy the bread,
We can't neglect God and expect to be spiritually fed.
Remember, we're in the middle of a spiritual war.
It's not a time to starve ourselves spiritually,
It's time to eat MORE bread and armor up!
"Dear Heavenly Father,
Help me overcome the temptations of an entrepreneur,
Help me be STILL with You.
Help me overcome the lies that I can't,
You SPECIFICALLY told me to be STILL,
Therefore You will give me the strength to be STILL.
Help me see how critical this is in my walk with You,
Help me see how this is a keystone habit,
Help me see how much I need this.
Help me be a Godly Entrepreneur with You.
In Jesus name, Amen."
Cheers to being a Godly entrepreneur,
To being STILL and SEEKING God FIRST in ALL that you do.
