25/03/2015
WHAT BUSINESS SHOULD I DO? (PART 6)
Business is the expression of Your SHAPE!!
We found this Bible passage in 1 Samuel 17:31 – 37 (NKJV) very intriguing.
Now when the words which David spoke were heard, they reported them to Saul; and he sent for him. Then David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”
And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”
But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it. Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.” Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.”
And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!”
E represents Experiences
When we talk about experiences here we don’t mean the experience of having done that thing before. We are talking about the day to day lessons one learns while doing things that give one courage or the confidence to do something and believe that they will succeed. Saul told David a fact. David had never fought any battle with any man. But David had fought wild animals and he had the courage/confidence that his success in fighting the animals helped him learn priceless lessons in warfare. Goliath was experienced in the conventional understanding of the word. David was unconventionally experienced. David prevailed because he had learnt certain lessons in a different field. If David had been in a job interview in today’s world, he would have failed miserably. He lacked “experience” in fighting men. But David had experiences of warfare that taught him valuable lessons for defeating the giant. This is what we call the “streetwise” experiences. These valuable lessons are necessary all round. And many times we don’t learn them in the actual field of life. That is why we think that business is an expression of your experiences which have taught you valuable lessons for success in it!!
Be Blessed.
THE END OF SERIES
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