One of the greatest business principles to come out of Scripture is to follow Life and the Living. By contrast, following death and the dying insures failure. You can pick any industry and view its history to find evidence of this reality. The medical profession is a great example. On one hand, surgeons have found that less invasive techniques of surgery promote quicker recovery time. On the other hand, administering more drugs increase the probability of complications (aka, contradictions) thus exposing the patient to unintended consequences. The Environmental Protection Agency is mandated to protect the population against mercury poison whereas the Dental industry has a history of putting mercury amalgams in teeth. Dentists who continue to put metal amalgams in teeth will slowly lose clients as the population understands the negative impact of this practice. Dentists who embrace this understanding of life-promoting protocols will flourish in their business. The rest will wonder what happened.
John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.
Hearing Our Heavenly Father (by way of Jesus Christ) is a prerequisite to following Life and the Living. In the Gospels, Jesus gave us critical business principles to live by. Purse life, not death. Embrace change and you will not only survive, but you will thrive. Overcome your emotional attachment to things, ideas, and past success so that you can embrace the dynamics of life. Become a fruit inspector and analyze any endeavor to determine if it is producing good fruit or is capable of producing good fruit. If it isn’t, let it go. Ask Our Heavenly Father to open your eyes and ears so that you can see and hear what is around you so that you can embrace and pursue life.
There is nothing wrong with abundance, Jesus promoted it. There is something wrong with having abundance in order to consume it on “me and my four, and no more”. We are all part of the body of Christ and are to supply each other. When one has a need and another sees it AND can fulfill it, failure to do so is an indictment against the body and puts both parties in bondage. When left unchecked, this bondage will produce death. Lack is all around us but we tend to filter out the needs of others so that we can “get ahead”. By hearing Our Heavenly Father in the area of giving, we open ourselves up to the abundance that Jesus spoke of in the above passage. Quit being self-centered in your prayer time and ask Our Heavenly Father who you can bless today. Who can you save from death and destruction? Our Heavenly Father is the giver of life and HE is aware of all the needs as well as the location of all the abundance to meet those needs. As you shift your focus from the mirror to those in need, you place yourself in a position to receive revelation that will put you on the path of Life and the Living.
If you are fearful of taking an action in a new direction, you may not be hearing Our Heavenly Father. “Faith cometh by hearing” Our Heavenly Father. HE provides the peace and assurance of being on the right path. If you have an idol in your heart, it will impede success. Only be spending time in prayer can these idols be exposed. As King David realized that his actions produced death, his plea became: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” If your business is currently unfruitful, stop, listen, repent, forgive and be forgiven, respond with change. When you align yourself with the Author of Life, success will find you!