The Entrepreneurial Spirit
Yesterday's message was entitled "The Entrepreneurial Spirit." The focus of the message was that God has given every person a spirit of entrepreneurship, and that the Spirit of God Himself is essentially entrepreneurial.
According to Dr. Brian Baugus, "(e)ntrepreneurship is a creative act made possible by the creative impulse that God gave us." This creative act "brings higher levels of satisfaction to people, results in more order, and finds ways to create greater value than existed before." Several examples of the entrepreneurial spirit exist in the Bible.
One such example is in the life of Abraham. When Abraham and Lot separate in Genesis 13, Lot takes for himself the fertile plain, leaving for Abraham a presumably less attractive area in which to settle his family. However, even though left with the seemingly less-than-ideal choice, God tremendously blesses Abraham, and by Genesis 21 he is "making treaties with kings and generals." Abraham had a vision for the future, and the perseverance to see it through.
God can make good out of a less-than-ideal situation. (Genesis 50:20) When considering whether or not to move forward in the spirit of entrepreneurship, consider this: Would you rather stay where you are, and as a result be mediocre, or would you rather try, and maybe fail, but at least give yourself a chance to succeed, and grow, and become better?
God has great plans for you my friend! Continue to follow Him in the spirit of entrepreneurship that He has given you, and you are sure to have good success. (Joshua 1:8)
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