As you view your daily life, do you see it as including open doors of opportunity to impact others? Keeping with this perspective, do we consider those opportunities as ones opened by our Father in Heaven? As we go through each day, the presence of Christ guides our path. This impact includes our businesses, and the lives of the stakeholders within it.
Commissioned in the Marketplace
Paul speaks to what we have been called to do in 2 Corinthians 2: 14-17,
In this passage, Paul describes our role of being a messenger of the Gospel. That he was picked and commissioned by God. Paul described in 1 Corinthians 9:17 this as being entrusted with this responsibility. I believe Paul is telling us that being this messenger of God was his Stewardship. Viewing his life and calling under this context is the basis for why he made sacrifices over the course of his life.
Likewise, we have also been called specifically as God’s messengers. Commissioned as His Stewards within the context of our businesses. It is in our businesses which represent the areas of our lives we spend the most time. In doing so, we have significant potential for eternally impacting people. In other words, we have also been given a Stewardship as a number one priority, within the marketplace.
Monday Morning
Have you thought about your business as God’s and your role as His steward being your highest priority? With this mindset, in what ways may this change the way you lead, operate and achieve results? Spend time each week considering the various aspects and processes within your business. Does the way in which your company carry them out honor God? Does the results of your interactions with employee’s, vendors and customers leave the aroma of Christ in their path?
Going deeper in these biblical and business intersections are a driving force and inspiration for writing and bringing like-minded men and women together. We can impact the marketplace for eternity as individual businesses. Consider that we can maximize our influence and experience more traction as we come together.
If you desire to go deeper with other business owners, CEO’s and key leaders on these biblical concepts and develop other God honoring business best practices, do not hesitate to reach out to me. In the meantime, please visit us to read more blog posts on our website at: www.we-r-stewards.com