This post is for any Christian entrepreneur like myself! Over the 44 years of my life, I’ve learned that God’s principles are opposite of the world’s principles. Here are just two of those.
1. People over profits
The first principle is key to not letting money change you. If you always put people over profits, you will stay ethical, and you will love God over money. In any situation, you can ask yourself, how can I handle this so that I’m loving my client as I love myself?
I speak in detail about this principle in this video- meaning over money
Here are two tests to see if you have meaningful work.
Some Bible verses to meditate on related to this principle-
Ecclesiastes 5:10 (ESV)
“He who loves money will not be satisfied with money.”
1 Timothy 6:9–10 (NIV)
“Those who want to get rich fall into temptation… For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.”
Hebrews 13:5 (NIV)
“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have.”
Luke 12:15 (NIV)
“Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed.”
Matthew 6:24 (NIV)
“You cannot serve both God (love) and money.”
Matthew 6:19–21 (NIV)
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth…”
Luke 16:13 (NIV)
“No one can serve two masters…”
If you’re a Christian in business, remember you became a business owner to love God by serving people in a way that honors your time, talent, and resources.
If you focus on this and not on money, God can use you.
2. Dividing equals multiplying
The world’s principles again are opposite of the Bible’s. The world will tell you if you withhold, you will keep, if you take, you will receive. The Bible’s principles are if you give, you will receive, and if you withhold, you will lose out. The world has a scarcity mindset because it only sees resources that are visible. Because we know God’s resources are infinite, we can live with an abundance mindset.
Here is a great devotional to read related to this principle.
Some Bible verses to meditate on related to this principle-
Ecclesiastes 11:6 ESV
“In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.”
2 Corinthians 9:6 (ESV)
“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”
Proverbs 11:24–25 (ESV)
“One gives freely, yet grows all the richer…”
Acts 20:35 (NIV)
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
If you’re a Christian in business, I highly recommend searching the Bible app for plans under the word “entrepreneurship.” I’m currently going through all of them! It will look like this –
What other Biblical business principles do you live by? I’d love to know!