Proverbs
3:5-6 Trust
in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In
all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
We operate in two worlds.
The first is a deeply personal, private, spiritual world. The second is a very
public, demanding, competitive business world. Often these two worlds collide.
This collision results from the fact that they both operate with different
values, beliefs and principles. As a result we are caught in the middle. Our
choices must take into account this pressure from two sides.
God has not put us here to
live a life as “victims of circumstances”. If you trust in God’s principles,
have courage to live by them and nurture the patience to wait on Him, and then
you will be able to do what is right and be successful in this competitive,
bottom-line world.
Biblical principles and
“bottom-line success” are not opposites. You can do what is right and be
successful, both ethical and profitable. And you can do this and still be
honoring to God, serving others and fulfilling your vocational obligations.
The answer to this pressure
from two worlds is found in drawing closer to God in Christ. He wants us not to
run from the pressures and competing interests but to work through them in
prayer to Him and truthful communication with others. Exercising faith,
patience and courage will itself develop the leadership skills in you. God’s
Holy Spirit will work through your efforts and in the circumstances that you
find a challenge.
Victory is found when you
naturally integrate God’s wisdom and principles with your responses to the
world’s pressure. The gifts He has provided you in the talents, skills,
character and life-experience will be used to bring you to the correct choices
and decisions that fulfill your role as a child of God and as a sojourner in
this world. God is faithful, so be of good cheer.
