I’ve been told that if you want to keep a friend, never go in business with them and do not go in business with a family member. This may or may not be true, but I’m sure there are exceptions to this narrative.
I remember when I went into
business for myself a few years after acquiring my General Contractors Building
License; it was my ace in the hole, so to speak, if ever I needed it.
I ran my company as if God
were my boss. My motto was this: “You
and me, right Lord” …it seemed He would answer: “That’s right son, you and Me”—a
great partnership. The business was very
successful, because of the relationship we formed.
(Psalm 37:25), “I have been
young, and now am old. Yet I have not
seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.”
I was never without work,
because God opened another door as each project ended. I would finish one commitment and then one more
would immediately open for me. I trusted
God, and He never failed me. There was
always something in the works that He brought my way.
It was a successful partnership. God did not provide several projects all at
the same time, which kept me dependent upon Him for each new adventure. God’s faithfulness reminds me of the Children
of Israel as they trekked through the desert.
They relied on God for
everything, having to depend on Him to supply manna from heaven to sustain them
each day. If they gathered more than
what could be consumed in a day, the excess would have worms in it the
following morning. It kept them
dependent upon God Almighty for their everyday sustenance.
Our business, emphasis on the
word ‘our’, referring to God, was very productive and rewarding though the
interest rate soared even higher to 21%.
God is good all the time, and all the time God is good even when things
seem negative and insurmountable!
It really pays to be in
partnership with the Lord. One person
plus God is the majority. Look at Moses,
Joseph, Joshua, Noah, and John who saw future happenings and wrote about them
in the Book of Revelation. All the above
were success stories.
These were men of God and led
by Him. And look at Jesus, the Savior of
the world—the Godman. One man and God is
certainly the majority.
Unity with God is the key to
success—spiritually, physically and monetarily.
If God is for us then who can be against us, because all power rests in
Him. When we stand in God’s strength and
partner with Him, the following Bible Scripture applies.
(Romans 8:28), “And we know
that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are
the called according to His purpose.
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Papa Boyd
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