We can do something to operate them BETTER - hiring employees and implementing new software, for example We must always remember how precious our time in our business is and seek our Creator to operate wisely

We entrepreneurs will spend most of our business lives in the day-to-day operating or our businesses. But after the mountains, the ordinary plain time still comes, and we're back in operation mode. result is that this "in-between" time is spent either daydreaming about the next mountain or building operation God is the God of the day-to-day ownership and operation of your business. He's looking over your entire workday - every decision, interaction, emotion, idea, and step.

It should be a line item expense that we can’t operate our business without paying.

Five things to do while waiting for doors to open: Pray and ask God for fresh revelation: we often use

What does it mean to live and operate our company as a wise man?" we seek to understand the will of God for ourselves and the companies we start, we seek to live and operate Today, the invitation remains: Be intentional in how you live and operate your company.

In the monthly operations of this business (yes, this is a business), my team and I can easily place But the measure he gives us is not something we might naturally use in our day-to-day business operations Do your operations please the One who allows you to run a business in the first place? Ephesians 5:1–21 has priceless instructions on how we Christian business owners can operate in a God-first I'm committed to operating my business under God's will - what is pleasing to Him.

I knew that living a life of purpose and operating from my calling were keys to successfully doing business time, we also cling to the hope that we can somehow improve our businesses, become purpose-focused and operate The heart of doing business in the Spirit emphasizes operating in the present moment to avoid most of If we could all operate from the spirit for more hours of the day than not, we would see a significant

Gratitude is something that is cultivated over time through the Holy Spirit, and I'm going to explain It's our responsibility to live and operate well in our work atmosphere, industry circles, and social COMMUNITY: Recognizing you don't operate the business in a silo. You present us with business and teach us how to operate it well.

When I was growing my branding agency, I dreamed of having five employees. I thought, “Man, I would be so happy the day I have five employees.” Then that day came, and I was happy for a moment, but the minute I saw another agency had more employees, I became discontent and desired to take it to ten employees. I thought it’d be totally satisfied with ten. You can see where this story is going. The irony is that things got WORSE the more I grew. More employee issues, more responsibilities, and more tax liability! Ultimately, having more employees never quenched my thirst the way I thought it would. And when it comes to making a lot of money, it’s the same way. We Entrepreneurs often think that money will speed up our satisfaction. We believe it’s the cure to all our problems. And while it might pay off debts and get us paying bills on time, there’s a deeper satisfaction we truly desire that will never be filled by money…but unfortunately, we won’t learn this lesson until we get there…to the day we can say “I made a million dollars this year.” How do I know? Because 10 out of 10 people told me so. They echoed what the Bible points out in Ecclesiastes 5:10 "The lover of money will never be satisfied." Like my desire for more employees, there is never an amount of money that is enough for our companies. We think that money will bring us security, but that delivery got lost in the mail. THE PROBLEM So if money can’t bring us entrepreneurs true satisfaction, then what can? How do we stop the thought pattern that if we just had a million dollars, our problems would disappear? THE SOLUTION The Bible says: "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5 NIV) The solution is for you to be content with what you have. Warning: This isn’t easy. It doesn’t come overnight. I’ve been spending YEARS practicing this. It’s better to start now rather than delay the tips I’m going to lay out below. Contentment won’t come naturally to you. You’re a Godpreneur. God created you to solve problems in the marketplace. There’s always a problem, so you’ll always have a desire to help more and do more. So, you have a double-edged sword. That being said, you and I have more opportunities to cultivate contentment through our businesses so that we can practice in many areas and have that bleed into the area of money. For example, I’m content when I finish a strategy session with someone and I’ve helped them break through to see their business in a new way. This brings me joy and satisfaction. I must remember that feeling and write it down on my list of victories. Remember that I have a Google Doc where I keep my business victories, and I write in it every week? I also started writing feelings of contentment there so I could remember the moments I felt satisfied. Do you enjoy sitting down with your coffee to read the Bible in the morning? Do you love chatting with your employees at lunch? Are you happy when you’re visiting your clients at their offices? When you notice a moment of contentment (where you forget about all the worries of the world), write it down in your list of victories. Tell yourself out loud, “I am content right now.” and snap your fingers twice. This will be a verbal cue to you, and it will create an anchor you’ll always be able to go back to. Stress and contentment can’t exist together at any one moment in time. They are opposites as opposed to one another. One is the enemy telling you that you’re not enough. The other is you praising God that what He’s done is enough. So, who will we let win? Stress or contentment? This is the million-dollar question. Contentment is what separates the borrower from the lender, the rich from the poor, and the wealthy from the person that feels that they have nothing. When we want something, it makes us stressed and gives us anxiety. But when we recognize contentment in our lives, it brings peace! It’s important for us Godpreneurs that we see this: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.” (Hebrews 13:5-6). Becoming a millionaire won’t mean anything if we seek it for the continent. Only the love of God and the confidence that He provides will ever satisfy. Imagine if all of us Godpreneurs kept a record of whatever God gives us today. We would all be strengthened in our faith that God will continue to provide for our businesses in the future. Godpreneur Rule: Godpreneurs thank God for what we have in our businesses today. We trust in God to end our stress about money. #BusinessBibleStudy #GainConfidence #WorkLifeBalance Removing The Stress of Money in Your Business We don’t need more money, we need more God. God is looking out for us AND our businesses. Heard of the Godpreneur Academy? Grow Your Business, God’s Way! Bible-Based Video Courses for Entrepreneurs Putting God First In their Businesses Click here to create a Free Account

or small, this is sinful behavior that God wants to root out of our businesses so we can run a clean operation The Holy Spirit gives you power for victory over conscious sin in your business. (Galatians 5:16) If you operate your business in the Spirit and walk your entrepreneurial journey in Imagine if the entire business world operated from a sinless place?

The only problem was....many times there was no profit left over for me. automatically send a percentage to separate accounts you’ve set up for profits, your pay, taxes, and operational Like I mentioned before, when money comes into my account, I automatically divide it up into operational Operational Expenses (55%) This is the money needed to run the business. over our businesses.