Prosperity Blog #7: Prosperity in Business

Prosperity Blog #7: Prosperity in Business

by Pastor Peter Samuels
Based on Chapter 21 of my Discipleship Training Course (http://tinyurl.com/disc-train-course)

Welcome to my seventh blog on prosperity. In my sixth blog we looked at prosperity in the workplace. We discussed having a spirit of excellence, not fearing man and waiting for promotion from God. In this blog we shall look at prosperity in business.

Jesus once remarked that non-believers are shrewder in dealing with their own kind than believers (Luke 16:8). There are some principles of successful business that depend upon understanding fallen human nature.

Just as not everyone is called to work for an employer, not everyone is called to run their own business. Here are a few tips I have learnt over the years.

Write down your plan: If you have a business idea, start by writing it down. What investment is needed for it to start up? Who will it serve? How is it going to grow over the next few years? What are the staffing, administrative and legal implications of its growth?

Serve others with something of value: This is in essence what a business should do. If your product truly adds value to your customers’ lives then they will want it and will be willing to pay for it. Satisfied customers can become your best marketing agents.

Don’t mix business with love: Whilst it is good to tithe or to do charity work from a kingdom business, the business itself should be viable. Some businesses fail because they do not charge enough for their services and thus attract unscrupulous customers, or they start to lose money when they grow.

Separate your personal finances from your business finances: A big mistake in a new business is to treat any profit as your personal possession. Businesses go through ups and downs. They need their own assets so that they can withstand the hard times.

Thanks for reading and I look forward to sharing again with you soon.

Pastor Peter Samuels