Presenting ...
... a weekly letter of encouragement.
Singapore
October 4, 1995
Good Morning!
WINNING PEOPLE TO CHRIST AND RUNNING A BUSINESS HAVE GREAT
SIMILARITIES:
Solomon, an entrepreneur of epic proportions (Ecclesiastes, 2)
and a man concerned about spiritual matters, penned five poignant
observations about sowing and reaping -- Principles
that apply equally to business and the winning of the
lost:
#1. Get out there and sow the seed because
in time you will reap the benefits of your efforts.
"Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you
will find it after many days." (Ecclesiastes 11:1)
#2. Diversify your efforts on several fronts,
as you do not know what misfortune lies ahead.
"Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what mischance may occur on the earth." (Ecclesiastes 11:2)
#3. Be forever at the sowing process as
you do not know which of your efforts will pay off.
"Sow your seed in the morning, and do not be idle in
the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing
will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good."
(Ecclesiastes 11:6)
#4. Don't wait for the perfect conditions before sowing
or reaping as they may never exist.
"He who watches the wind will not sow and he who looks
at the clouds will not reap." (Ecclesiastes 11:4)
#5. Understand that God is behind the scenes sovereignly
(though perhaps mysteriously) superintending everything.
"Just as you do not know the path of the wind and how bones are formed in the womb of the pregnant woman, so you do not know the activity of God who makes all things."
(Ecclesiastes 11:5)
SO WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?! LET'S GET OUT THERE
AND WIN THE LOST AND MAKE BUSINESS!
My prayer is that you are having a great week!
Dwight Hill
© Copyright 1996 Dwight Hill. Unlimited permission to copy or use is hereby granted subject to inclusion of this copyright notice.
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