Who is doing the Work, God or Us???? Saints, Before you dismiss this question as too easy to answer or as too theologically deep to worry about, let this question sink in a little–if for no other reason, to help you understand more clearly what you really think about this topic. Is God doing the work or do we do the work? Let’s imagine placing our answer on a continuum with God doing all the work on one end and ourselves on the other end. God does the work——————————We do the work The goal however is not simply to answer this question as much as it is to help us see our own orientation about this question. So, dear friend what thoughts came to mind as you read the above question? God’s...

Imagine this scenario in your office during your next company meeting. “Let’s praise God for the awesome rain we had last night….it put out one of the raging forest fires in our state! Sheila, would you give the prayer consultant’s report regarding the proposed new sales strategy and target market? “As our Prayer Consultants from Marketplace ROCK sought God regarding the new strategy, they heard a couple of important words: “integrity” and “timing”. They want us to carefully evaluate if pursuing the new target market will affect the integrity of our business model. They also indicate that God’s timing is important indicating that it may be a bit pre-mature for the new strategy. Let’s discuss what you all think about their input.” Would...

It often seems like God is nowhere to be found at work. But it doesn’t have to be that way at your place of business!! Consider the following to better reflect Christ’s Kingdom at your workplace: Know your Kingdom Purpose.  Seek God for the best way for you and your company to serve God and accomplish His will for your life and business. Include prayer as a vital business strategy.  Seek God’s will in prayer for major business decisions and creative strategies for your organization. Honor every business relationship.   Showing honor and respect to employees, clients and vendors helps people to recognize that you and your management team are competent, credible and caring.  If your organization has a culture that exudes these...