Speak the Blessing, Part Seven

Dear Parent,

Your money is in the hands of people.

Yes, God will bless your finances, but the money won’t rain down from heaven. It will come through people.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

— Luke 2:52

If you don’t increase in wisdom and in favor with God AND men, they (men) won’t want to do business with you.

If you don’t treat people well— If you don’t have positive people skills, people won’t want to hang around you, and they won’t be interested in the services you have to offer.

Money is exchange for value. 

It is beyond the amount printed on the paper.

It represents a value.

You must be able to give high value for the abundant income you require.

A large amount of money is the reward for a high-value product or service offered.

So, what value are you willing to provide in exchange for money?

People who solve difficult problems for others never lack material resources.

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Daniel (the Hebrew slave) solved problems that his peers (the wise men, magicians, astrologers, and soothsayers) couldn’t solve, and ended up serving four government administrations (See the Book of Daniel).

Jacob solved problems so well that Laban didn’t want to let him go (Genesis 30:27–28).

Joseph solved problems that nobody in his time could solve, and Pharaoh couldn’t do without him (Genesis 41:38–41).

The law of seedtime and harvest applies in financial abundance.

 “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease.”

— Genesis 8:22

Paying tithes and offerings alone won’t generate the income you need.

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You have to give value to earn income.

You have to sow seeds in the form of time, energy, and resources to reap a bountiful harvest.

Knowing how to treat people well is a skill that is learnable.

It’s surprising to realize that the Bible is not the only book you must read to achieve your goals.

Yes, many personal development books (written by Christians) took their principles straight from the Holy Bible, but this doesn’t mean you should read only the Bible, because it took lots of research, extensive study, and deep thinking (meditation in the Word) to come up with these Biblical principles.

Many successful pastors won’t preach it on the pulpit, but if you ask them, they openly mention business and personal development books they read that helped to correct certain areas of their thinking.

They might not agree with all the principles because they weigh each written word with the Scriptures, but many of those books carry success principles taken from the Bible.

So, read voraciously, but still be careful not to read everything you come across, so that you don’t consume poison for your soul.

So, visit your favorite search engine such as Google, and search for this: “Scriptures on how to treat people in business.”

You will see several Scriptures on business and how you should relate with people. 

For example:

“You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.”

— Leviticus 19:13

“You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light. You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small. You shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure, that your days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.”

— Deuteronomy 25:13–15

“Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.”

— Proverbs 22:29

“As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”

— 1 Peter 4:10–11

“The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, but those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.”

— Proverbs 21:5

“A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”

— Proverbs 18:24

“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”

— Colossians 3:23–24

From the samples taken above, you will see that God values diligence, and expects you to treat your customers and staff with respect and integrity.

If you value your clients they will value your business.

If you respect them, they will take you seriously.

So tell me. How do you treat your customers?

(This post is part seven out of an eight-part series. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it).