Devotions for a Busy Business Person

Devotions for a Busy Business Person, no. 270 – Water I had an accident when I was twelve, leaving one leg significantly shorter than the other, and a knee that—well—isn’t much of a knee at all. It’s more gristle and pins and screws than bone and muscle. These facts made it difficult to excel in demanding terrestrial sports. But once I was in water, things changed. It did not matter how short my leg was, how wonky the knee; there was...

Devotions for a Busy Business Person, no. 269 – The path you build Terri and I just got back from a four day break at Nekinan Lodge and Victoria District National Historic Site, where we learned about the peoples that first forged a home in this land. “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wilderness…” Isaiah 43:19 As we walked the prairie hills and on...

Devotions for a Busy Business Person, no. 268 – Resilience As you have probably surmised, I do not see business as a secular pursuit solely for profit. Since you are a reader of this post, I suspect you think the same. Bringing value to this good earth and its people is a spiritual endeavour, infused with environmental and social purpose, aimed at the financial goal of flourishing. It’s challenging work often marked by setbacks. So...

Devotions for a Busy Business Person, no. 267 – They don’t play by the same rules You are a faith-oriented businessperson. You work hard to show integrity, honesty and consistency in your business. You deliver value that exceeds the price you charge. But there is a good chance the people you deal with daily in your business don’t follow the same rules. “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and...

Devotions for a Busy Business Person, no. 266 – Being the thread Do you know how hard it is to transplant fennel?  “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin…” — Zechariah 4:10 (NLT) Last week I worked at my daughter’s and son’s-in-law farm. I was tasked to plant fennel seedlings in the bed. I didn’t know the spacing. I didn’t know the depth they needed. I didn’t know how to get...

Devotions for a Busy Business Person, no. 265 – Needle and thread Many of you know about Regen.Global, the vision to bring clean air, clean water, good food and restored soils so that people might spiritually and materially flourish. The challenge for me as a visionary is to articulate that vision and then see it implemented.  That is why I need implementers. “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a...