Christian Business
If you are at the point in life where you feel led by God to build and establish a business, a ministry, a company, a school etc, the 3 requirements for successful christian startup discussed below will help you. These important points will help your faith-based business or christian start-up. You may start as a small christian business but you’ll doubtless end up with as a successful christian entrepreneur.
Sometime in march 2014, I had a nudge in my Spirit to start an online Christian Counselling Platform. As strange as that prompting seemed to me being that I’d not considered doing anything of sort before, I obeyed. So, in 2015, I started “Talk with Grace Obomanu”. As my volunteer team and I shared more and more articles online, which were mainly centred on Christian Living, it became obvious to me that I was doing more Writing About the Word of God than Counselling. So in 2016, I started my blog, ‘Grace Obomanu Blog‘- a Christian blog with Victorious Christian Living as the main tagline. Today, I am so glad I obeyed and followed that nudge. That first step of obedience keeps opening doors of opportunities to do more like starting the Foundation, Victory Walk, Bible Reading Time on Facebook Live, etc.
As I journey through fulfilling God’s purpose for my life, Proverbs 3:19-20 has become one of my favourite scriptures….
“By wisdom the Lord founded the earth; by understanding he created the heavens. By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth, and the dew settles beneath the night sky.”
Proverbs 3:19-20 NLT
I have read this scripture back and forth, forth and back, and everything in between, yet I am far from being done with it.
Below I share some of my thoughts on Proverbs 3:19-20..
1. Wisdom
Wisdom is the right/proper application of knowledge
To act in wisdom is to rightly apply knowledge. And our knowledge of God is formed from His Word- His written Word, His revealed or His inspired Word.
The first step in operating in wisdom is to know the Word of God on WHAT to do. What would God have you do?
You become more and more aware of this through His Word ministered to you, spoken to you or revealed to you by His Spirit.
So to have wisdom is to first know His Word.
You also need to also understand how God speaks to you as an individual. Whether through the Bible, an audible voice, a whisper, dreams, visions, etc.
How does God speak to you? When you ascertain this, ensure that what you hear does not contradict scriptures.
If you intend to create from the beginning God’s way, you need wisdom
God founded (created) the earth through wisdom and power (Genesis 1:2-3, Proverbs 3:19-20, Jeremiah 10:12, Hebrews 11:3).
“By wisdom the Lord founded the earth; by understanding he created the heavens. By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth, and the dew settles beneath the night sky.”
Proverbs 3:19-20 NLT
“But the Lord made the earth by his power, and he preserves it by his wisdom. With his own understanding he stretched out the heavens.”
Jeremiah 10:12 NLT
“By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”
Hebrews 11:3 NKJV
True wisdom comes from the Lord’s mouth (words).
The Word of God is wisdom and power.
“For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
Proverbs 2:6 NLT
Wisdom will let you know WHAT the Lord wants you to do. Get Wisdom! You will not only have a successful christian startup but advance to a successful christain entrepreneur.
2. Understanding
Understanding helps you discern the EXTENT of what God wants you to do
God partitioned and separated the Heavens from the Earth by understanding, He determined the extent of them both through understanding…
“The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding He established the heavens; By His knowledge the depths were broken up, And clouds drop down the dew.”
Proverbs 3:19-20 NKJV
“Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day. Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.“
Genesis 1:6-10 NKJV
Understanding will help you determine HOW MUCH the Lord wants you to do
“Then God said, “Let there be a space to separate the water into two parts!” So God made the space and separated the water. Some of the water was above it, and some of the water was below it. God named that space “sky”. There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the second day.” Genesis 1:6-8 ERV.
Understanding may not always come to you at once
A spiritual understanding of the extent of what God wants you to do may not always come to you at once; many times it is progressive. God progressively unfolds how much you are to cover to you. So you need to be open and sensitive.
For a successful Christian startup, you need Understanding. Get understanding! With spiritual understanding, you will build a successful christian startup which will expand to a conglomerate.
3. Knowledge
Knowledge helps you know HOW the Lord wants you to do what He’s spoken to you to do, what He’s inspired you to do or what He’s revealed to you to do.
“Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”
Proverbs 24:3-4 NKJV
Knowledge here does not just imply spiritual knowledge, it also entails natural knowledge. A technical know-how is necessary for creating from the beginning and fro becoming established as a successful faith-based entrepreneur.
You will need to find out how the things God has inspired you to do are done in the natural; that is, the standard way of getting them done, best practices, etc. God dwells in and takes pleasure in excellence….Heaven is excellently arranged. So do whatever you do in excellence.
Knowledge also helps you identify and assign roles properly as a successful christain startup
“With wisdom and understanding, the Lord created the earth and sky. With his knowledge, he made the oceans and the clouds that produce rain.“
Proverbs 3:19-20 ERV
Natural Knowledge requires skill and expertise
Knowledge requires some skill and expertise(personal, purchased or hired). However, never apply natural knowledge outside of God’s guidance. Don’t start a spiritual journey of building from the beginning only to abandon God’s leading for full natural knowledge/wisdom. To have a successful christain startup and end up as a successful faith entrepreneur, you need to stay guided by the Spirit of God.
Get knowledge!
Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge are gifts from God and through faith and a close walk with the Holy Spirit we can establish and benefit from their intended purposes. Operating in divine Wisdom, Understanding and knowledge will establish your greatness, just as God intends it.
God gave Solomon all three; wisdom, understanding and knowledge, He will not withhold any from you if you ask Him.
“God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the seashore.”
1 Kings 4:29 NLT
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 NKJV
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I hope this helps as you set out to fulfill God’s plan and purpose for your life. Have a successful christian startup and I pray you fulfill all God destined for you.
Here are other articles on creating from the beginning on ‘Grace Obomanu Blog’…..
‘10 Things About Creating from the Beginning‘.
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