Deneen Troupe-Buitrago

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Reach Your Potential

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“The secret to success can be found in people’s daily agendas. If they do something intentional to grow every day, they move closer to reaching their potential. If they don’t, their potential slowly slips away over the course of their lifetime.” John Maxwell

Business & Faith-life

Working to reach your potential begins with working on YOU from the inside out. It is like a three-tiered fountain from which water bubbles up through the center and fills the first cup, you. As this first cup slowly fills it begins to glide over the edges to the other parts of the fountain, this is you, overflowing to the other parts of your life. You cannot be the person you want to be, the person you are called to be, if you have not filled yourself up first.

Ultimately it is your Faith-life that defines how you are filling up because only by drawing from God can you hope to live in the purpose and potential you were designed to live in.

How’s that going for you? Are you setting apart time for thinking, reflecting, and sharing your heart with God?

Faith-life

There is a super-abundance of power available to you by meeting with God each day. Power to handle the day’s stresses, power to overcome the negative thoughts in your mind, power to rise above the temptations that are presented to you. You can access His Power by learning more about Him and communicating with Him.

I have been studying many Spiritual Disciplines and have come up with these eight.

Prayer & Meditation

Bible Reading, Study, & Memorization

Praise & Worship

Service & Hospitality

Fasting

Journaling

Sabbath

Creative Silence & Solitude

You can find a more detailed explanation of each of these Practices as a FREE e-book to download on my website.

Daily-life

Start today with one of these practices. The first two are internal practices. This is where your first cup on the fountain fills up, YOU. Not only do you ‘pencil in’ an appointment with God into your daily agenda . . . come to this appointment with enthusiasm and excitement about what you are going to learn about God and how your relationship with Him will grow.

Where are you stuck? How are you showing up when you attempt Bible Reading and Prayer? You CAN make time for God. You CAN be filled with His presence. You CAN tap into His super-abundance. You CAN live up to your potential. It is all found in your daily agenda and being intentional.

Business-life

John says-

Good Decisions – Daily Discipline = A plan without a payoff

Daily Discipline – Good Decision = Regimentation without reward

Good Decisions + Daily Discipline = A masterpiece of potential

Apply this in your business life as well. Fill up on good things so you overflow in all parts of your life in a way that is meaningful and in alignment with your calling.

God has called you to the marketplace and He wants you to live up to your potential. He has called you to show His goodness to those in your sphere of influence. He can only work through you if He is IN you.

Are you looking for something MORE to help you connect to God’s super-abundance and tap into His power in your life? Do you want to do MORE for God in your day-to-day activities?

Join me for the Clarity Leadership Conference & Retreat. This interactive, hands-on experience will give you the tools to access God’s power in your life and live out your calling as you serve others.

Be filled to overflowing,

Deneen

Philippians 1:9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.

Re-frame your Thinking and See God Opportunities Everywhere

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Lean In

One of my favorite ‘secular’ books is Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg. In it she says, “We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.”

Are you leaning in to what God has for you?

I am intrigued with the idea of Leaning In . . .  to God.  Throughout her book one message rings clear, if you want something or want to do something then you have to stand up for it and sometimes fight for it.

Are you, as a Woman of Faith, ‘fighting’ for the ONE relationship that matters most?

Lean In to God

Connecting Faith & Business starts with your Faith. Let’s look at the concept, LEAN IN. Since I love acronyms, I have devised this one to help you visualize the actions behind it.

L- listen to God

E- evaluate and reframe your viewpoint

A- access His power

N- note or place your attention

I- imitate the Father and Christ

N- His name, your reputation, and whose you are

Lean In through God

Start with the vertical relationship to fill up on God. This is a daily habit that needs to be nurtured so it grows. Sitting with God each day gives you His perspective and aligns you with His plans for your day and your life. It allows you to LISTEN to what He wants to say to your heart.

Next, think about how you view your service to God. Do you think it is only when you are involved in a ‘church sponsored’ activity? When do you really think about asking God for opportunities to share Him? EVALUATE your pre-conceived ideas and ask Him to change your thinking so you see it more in your day-to-day activities.

Then ACCESS God’s power that lives in you. Because you are a believer in Jesus you have the Holy Spirit living inside of you. You have God’s power to do what He wants you to do. God only asks that you trust Him and take the next step. Is that next step giving someone a smile? Is it asking someone to do something social outside of work? Is it doing something that is important to someone else? Get over any fear and know that God’s power will give you exactly what you need when you need it.

Take NOTE of what God is doing. We have heard slogans like ‘pay it forward’ and ‘acts of kindness’ BUT do you think to do those things? It is an opportunity to show God’s goodness. When you ask someone how their weekend was and their eyes don’t match their ‘fine’, take a minute to ask what is going on. Find ways to invest in the people around you.

As a believer in Jesus we are called to IMITATE the Father. What does that look like when we are reframing our opportunities to show God? Kindness, caring, attention and time. How did Jesus let others know He cared? He spent time with them, asked them questions about themselves, and listened to what they had to say. Start with a cup of coffee in the break room. Take someone to lunch who is having a hard time. Talk on the phone or skype and just be present with the person.

The people in your world are looking for hope and guess what, you have it. You can make God’s NAME known by being the woman He is calling you to be at work and in your business. Your reputation grows and in turn gives God glory. Don’t hide from Whose you are. Stand up and fight for your position at the table. Fight to show God to others as you LEAN IN to Him.

 

Be filled to overflowing,

Deneen

Serve God More at WORK

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So, it’s Monday, time to go to ‘Work’.  How do you feel?  Excited? Depressed? Or do you feel just plain tired?  How do you see your work?  Is it something that pays the bills OR are you passionate about what you do?  How do you think God sees your work?

Your Week to Serve

I want to give you some statistics about your week. You have 168 hours to make the most of it. Here is the breakdown (on average):

40 hours- Work

05 hours- Commute

15 hours- Meal Prep & Eating

06 hours- Domestic Duties

35 hours- Sleep

03 hours- Health (physical, mental)

2.5 hours- Bible Reading

10 hours- Kids (homework, driving, talking, etc.)

If you are a numbers person like me I have broken it down into each day too. ?

8 working + .5 commuting + 3 eating + 1.5 cleaning + 7 sleeping + .5 exercising + .5 Bible/Prayer + 2 kids = 23 hours! (You have one hour to do whatever you want!)

Are you tired? Do you see this list and think, How can I do it all? That’s where a little planning can go a looooong way to create space for doing MORE to Serve God Daily.

Look at where you spend your most waking hours, WORK. This may be in an office, factory, store, or in your own business. It is the place you are most engaged with multiple people over the course of the day and week. This is EXACTLY the place you can be the most effective for God.

Your Day to Serve

As a Christian Woman in business or in the workplace you can serve God by serving those you have direct contact with each day. He calls you to use your unique personality, strengths, gifts, and abilities to show up as you. He wants to use you in a mighty way right where you spend most of your waking hours.

Let me give you a tool to begin thinking about this. Ask God to show you 5 people in your everyday life that do not know Him. Write down their names and commit to pray for them each day. Even if it a quick prayer when you see them in passing. Next, start to grow your relationship with them inside and outside of the ‘office’. Pour into those relationships until you have the opportunity to share your story about what Jesus has done for you.

There is no pressure here. BUT, this is what we are called to do as believers in Christ (Matthew 28:19,20). It begins with kindness, interest, affection, caring, and love. For me, Priscilla’s story in the Bible shows me how she not only used her relationships with other believers to give her strength but she also gives me an example of how to reach out, mentor, and tell others about Jesus while I am at work.

The plan is not hard. I am not asking you to preach on a soap box, start a Bible Study, or wear a button to proclaim your Faith. I am asking you to SERVE God by thinking differently about your Work. Don’t make the next volunteer activity at church take you away from spending time with your kids or giving up your exercise time. Make your everyday life count for God. Use the 40 hours of ‘marketplace time’ your place to show others the goodness of God.

Is this the first time you have thought about this way of connecting your Faith & Business? Are you shocked that I would suggest not doing something at church? We have been ‘taught’ for so long that in order to do anything for God it must be through the church. I want to shake you up to think differently and get your Faith ACTIVE in your daily ‘work’ life.

Sharon’s Service

I told this story a few months ago and want to repeat it now.

Sharon came to my Christian Women’s network group one month and asked this question. “How can I serve God at my work?” I began to laugh. Why? Because she had just told me this story. . .

“There is a new woman at work and she is having a difficult time adjusting to the culture of the company. Up until this point I have been the only female in the office. I have adapted my style of communicating and functioning to reflect the male dominated atmosphere. I had not realized how flexible I was at being able to adjust my style based on the person in front of me. I have been working with her the last two weeks to coach her through email language, speaking directly, and confidence issues. She has come a long way in being able to deal with what she has called ‘male abruptness’ and has learned to match her style with the person she is speaking with.”

Why did it make me laugh when she asked the question? For me it was clear that she was serving God by being a mentor to this woman. She was sharing her expertise and giving insight to this woman. I reminded her that she does not need to be at church, volunteering at a soup kitchen, or helping the underprivileged to be serving Christ. She was showing kindness, hospitality, love, and concern for someone at work. That is enough.

It really is enough.

Your Plan to Serve

God wants you to be in relationship with HIM first. That vertical relationship needs to be fed and nurtured before anything else.

Start with spending more time with God and reading His Word.

Pray for those He puts in your mind and on your heart.

Show those people how much you care about them through your words and actions.

Then be ready to share your Story about what Jesus has done for you.

THAT’s the Plan. God wants you to have an Impact. He wants you to make Him known to specific people, the people in your marketplace. That’s how you SERVE Him MORE.

 

Be filled to overflowing,

 

Deneen

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You Are Made To Lead

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Leading Daily

Each day there are many decisions you must make that create success for your business and family. No matter if you are leading one or 100 you display confidence, you inspire, and you focus on the task at hand. God will give you what you need to succeed just as He did for Deborah.

Deborah is a wife and she may have been a mother too. Her job is that of a political leader as well as a spiritual leader. Her office is under a date palm tree that sits in the hill country of Ephraim. The entire Nation comes to her for counsel (Judges 4:5).

Leading like Deborah

She must have had enough prestige and money to have others running her household. Do you think her husband, Lappidoth, was the first stay-at-home Dad? Since she was well respected and had a lot of responsibility outside the home we can assume someone else oversaw her household.

Taking your business to the professional level requires that you give up other ‘jobs’ you think belong to you: cleaning, grocery shopping, creating meals, laundry, social media marketing, accounting, etc. Unless one of these activities IS your business I think it is safe to say you can delegate them to someone else. Deborah knows what she is good at and that is what she does.

Deborah is a leader. God has called her to this position and she takes it seriously. Imagine sitting in the shade of the palm tree giving advice and dispensing justice to the Nation and then receiving a message from God.
Deborah’s message from God is about Israel’s victory over their 20-year oppressors. She tells Barak, the commander, ‘Get ready! This is the day the LORD will give you victory over Sisera, for the LORD is marching ahead of you.’ (Judg 4:14) She always puts herself behind God. She is willing to allow God to take the first place.

Leading with God

She knew she needed God in order to do the job He had given her because Barak refused to go into battle without her! She doesn’t back down from the new role as military leader, she embraces what God says she is to do and moves ahead bravely.

Many times we may feel we are not qualified to do the task in front of us. God is always stretching us to make us more like Him. It can be scary; I am sure Deborah was scared. Adrenaline coursed through her body that day as she led the fight. We also can use that adrenaline to move through the scary times. It can give you courage to take that step, right now.

Barak goes into battle that day under the specific instructions of Deborah. He does ‘win’ the battle; exactly as the Lord promised Deborah. However, because of his refusal to fight without her, she told him the specific victory over Sisera, the leader, would be at the hands of a woman.

Deborah was not that woman. . . though she might have expected it. A Bedouin woman named Jael had the honor. However, Jael stands in contrast to Deborah. Jael used what she knew best to complete the task, a tent peg. Deborah needed to depend on God for her leadership position that day because it was not in her experience.

Leading with Heart

Leadership takes risk, leadership takes courage, both women showed that. True leadership also takes trust. Only Deborah trusted that what God had said would come to pass. Trust God to give you the strength and courage to take risks in your business. Let go of things that are holding you back and lead by trusting Him.

You also must look beyond what you are capable of doing and see what God is calling you to do. Leading others takes dependence on God. Use leadership to set your business apart from others in your industry. Be the leader others want to aspire to be.

What qualities come to mind when you think about Leadership? Character, courage, focus, passion, generosity, responsibility, vision? In the comments tell me one way you show Leadership every day.

Be filled to overflowing,

Deneen

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Feeling Empty? Get to Work.

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Empty?

After a day of kids, carpools, laundry, meal planning, cooking, cleaning, marketing, phone calls, meetings, networking, and clients you can feel a little empty.  Let’s face it, a lot of empty. And, I forgot to mention your self-care that includes exercise, eating well, and spiritual renewal (aka, time with God). Are you there? Do you feel that drain as you read the list?  I feel the drain just writing it.

Problem

That’s where we find the Widow in Debt, in a place where she is empty. She has nothing left and is ready to lose even more.  Her husband, has been a part of the prophets who have been working with Elijah and now, Elisha (2 Kings 4:1). He had been faithful to God. Why would she be in this predicament? Why are you in yours?

I love that she goes straight to her spiritual leader to ask for help. The creditors are ready to take her sons as slaves to fulfill her husband’s debt. Do you think she blamed Elisha for her situation? I can hear some of the thoughts going through her head, ‘if only we hadn’t had to borrow that money to live while my husband was following the man of God’. Even the most devout can have doubts when they can’t understand what God is doing.

She reaches out to him either because she blames him or because she expects him to help her. Either way, she is in front of Elisha asking for his assistance. She is bold in her request and tells it straight forward in a way this prophet can respect.

Solution

His response is quick and simple. He asks, ‘How can I help and what do you have in your house?’ (2 Kings 4:2) In Hebrew, the word for widow literally means, empty house.  How ironic that Elisha asks her that question.  Her immediate response is, ‘I have nothing’. I can almost hear the irritation in her voice. Then, in the same breath, she says, ‘Well, I have a little oil’.

You might feel empty, but I bet you have a little oil.

God wants you to trust Him with the little things. He builds your faith on what you hold out to Him. You may feel you have nothing to offer, but you do. Think about those tasks that come easily to you. In your business, you shine in one area and it gives you joy. Give it to God for His use.

Elisha’s response is not to give her a hand out, it is to give her a means of helping herself. She may have been expecting him to just give her a miracle but God had another way to heal her heart. There is no pity from the prophet about her predicament. He gives her a plan.

Healing for her comes from acting. Elisha tells her to collect from anyone and everyone as many containers as she can. He gives her a project to do so she is focused on what she has, the little oil, and not on what she does not have. In fact, her project is so big she must include her sons, the very ones she is afraid of losing. She displays her complete trust in Elisha (and God) by getting to work.

There is a saying that the more you give the more you get. I think a truer saying is, the more you give God the more He can bless it. It is in our obedience to Him in the little things that we can be given larger responsibilities. God wants it all. She gave what she had and God multiplied it.

Me? Empty?

A while back I felt like I had nothing to give. I was going in so many directions, following so many ‘experts’ and trying to do it all to make my business grow.  I thought I was doing it right. I thought this was what God wanted. Then I crashed. The very thing I thought I was to be doing was taken away from me. It was hard.

I decided to rest for a while and regroup. During that time I discovered that God wanted me to rest. He taught me that I just have to put it before Him and wait. Waiting is hard for me. It has been over 6 months now and I must say it has been worth the wait. As I give God each of my ideas, my programs, my personality, my . . . well, everything I have seen tremendous growth in my life and business. I still follow certain ‘experts’ but they have passed the God-test and are good for me.

You? Empty?

God asks you to offer what you have so He can use it (Rom 12:1). He only asks you to start with the small things in your life: schedule, attitudes, relationship with Him. Then He expects you to look at the bigger things in your life and hold them out to Him too: priorities, values, business. Do you have any oil? What resources has God equipped you with for your business that you need to hold out to Him?

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You ARE called to the Marketplace

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We have all heard about the ugly thief of joy, comparison. It is easy to see someone else’s success and think we cannot measure up.  But GOD. He has made you so different from others and you need to begin to embrace this truth, today.

God has called you to the marketplace for His specific purpose. No one else has your set of credentials to do the job He has called you to do. Only you show up as you. I love that.

Esther

I imagine Esther didn’t feel that she would make a difference with what she had to offer, beauty and charm.  But GOD.

Esther is a third or fourth generation Jewish girl living in exile in Persia. She is an orphan who has been raised by her cousin, Mordecai.  She is described as obedient (Esther 2:10), however, I imagine, she has some abandonment issues and has developed a tough outer persona. She has learned a little street smarts too. Esther is a survivor and she is doing all she can to blend in to her surroundings. For one, she has changed her name (Esther 2:7). Her Farsi is as flawless as her Hebrew. Plus, her clothing and hair styles are right on trend.

We hide in our culture too. We blend in, especially at work or in business.  We want everyone to see our expertise and experience so we can move up our corporate structure.  We may be guilty of compromising our morals to go along with accepted practices and work for our own best interests.  Are you hiding your true self when you work each day?

Positioned

Esther can’t hide though, she is beautiful.  When she goes to get water, heads turn to watch her go by.  I imagine the boys are looking at her, but also the girls may be straining to see what Esther is wearing, so they can copy.  Beauty may be skin deep but we learn that Esther has brains to go along with her beauty.

When all the young girls of the kingdom are rounded up for the King to choose a new Queen, Esther is taken. Through obedience to Mordecai, she plays the game correctly and does everything right. Yes, she was hiding her true identity, but God was giving her opportunity for greatness.  He was calling her to the political workplace of the palace by orchestrating everything in her favor. As you can guess, Esther does win the King’s heart and becomes Queen.

Action

Years pass before Esther’s life comes to a crisis moment. Haman, a man who hates Mordecai (Esther 3:2), has risen to power and threatens the lives of all the Jewish people. Esther is left to decide her next step.  She cannot hide any longer who she is, that won’t keep her safe if action is taken. She has been positioned as Queen to do something, to act for her people.

As a believer in Jesus you too have your position, your business, to do something.  God calls us living stones that He is building to offer spiritual sacrifices pleasing to Him (1 Peter 2:5).  We are chosen as royal priests to show others the goodness of God (1 Peter 2:9). Like Esther, you are royalty in the Marketplace. How will you respond?

Be filled to overflowing,

Deneen

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Using Your Gifts in Business

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Your business is your Christian ministry. Where God has placed you in your profession is your Christian ministry. How you show up at work every day is your Christian ministry.

You may not be ‘vocationally’ called to the work of pastor, spiritual teacher, or church director but you are called to use your Spiritual Gifts to serve others in your vocation. Your work for God is as important as those who are paid staff at your place of worship. You have a responsibility to make God known in your day to day activities.

Is this a new way of thinking for you? Let’s explore HOW you can serve others in your work by knowing your Spiritual Gifts.

ASSESSMENTS

Have you taken an inventory or assessment before to pinpoint your Spiritual Gifts? There are some variations but for this writing I am going to stick with the ones listed in the book- Marketplace Christian by Darren Shearer. His view on the Gifts relate directly to your WORK.

Administration

Apostleship

Compassion

Connecting

Creativity

Cross-cultural

Discernment

Encouragement

Evangelism

Faith

Giving

Hospitality

Intercessory Prayer

Knowledge

Leadership

Miracle- Working & Healing

Pastoring

Prophecy

Service

Teaching

Tongues & Interpretation

Wisdom

Worship

GIFTS

I have highlighted in purple my top three. From this list my top three don’t seem to be too ‘Spiritual’. But, as I look at how they are laid out in Darren’s book I start to see the true significance of having these three Gifts and how I am equipped to do the business God has given me to do.

Let’s start with Administration. I create order out of chaos. I am able to organize ideas, resources, time and people to make things productive and achieve goals. I do this with my Christian Women’s Network Group. We not only network each month but we mastermind so that women walk away with new ideas for their business. AND, my meetings are always on time.

Next, is my Knowledge Gift. This is why I am such a ferocious learner. I continually read, listen, and attend to learning new things that will help me accomplish my goals. I LOVE new books where I can learn techniques I can use in my business. I am constantly learning new ways to improve myself and my business. Whatever I am passionate about I throw myself into and learn all I can. This includes listening to Podcasts, books on CD in my car, and watching Documentaries.

Lastly, I will talk about Teaching. It goes along with my Knowledge Gift because whatever I learn I try to teach others in a way they can receive it and use it for themselves. I want others to be able to apply the principles they need to grow in their business. I like being seen as a resource to others for new and innovative ideas. My business thrives because I coach women how to strategically grow their businesses.

Do my Gifts seem ‘less Spiritual’ than say. . . Wisdom, Pastoring, or Faith? They are not. God has created each of us to fulfill a specific place in His Kingdom. We each have been infused by God with these Gifts just when we need them. Yes, some are very close to our expertise and other talents YET God has given them to us for completing the picture of His Church.

SPIRIT-FILLED

What is so great about Spiritual Gifts is that they can change if God needs you to do something. This happened to me during a time when I was leading a large drama group. The assessment revealed Leadership for the first and only time. I know my friend has Faith in her assessment right now because of the physical difficulties she experiencing. God gives us just what we need WHEN we need it.

The Calling Clarity Course explores this thoroughly. Understanding how God created you UNIQUE to live out your Business Vision and Purpose is what I want for you. God has equipped you; and, the Course helps you discover HOW. For more information and to get on the list for the next opening of the Calling Clarity Course please contact me.

AND, it doesn’t matter if you have ONE or SIX, God uses what He gives you and blesses it. You are responsible to do your best with what God has given you, no more, no less. Meet with your CEO and ask Him to give you the Spiritual Gifts that will make the difference in your business. If you know your Gifts then ask God to show you HOW to incorporate them into your everyday so you SERVE others through them within your business.

I would LOVE to hear YOUR story.

Be filled to overflowing,

Deneen

Recall Yourself

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As I write this I am sitting in the dealership of my local Mazda. I say local but it took me almost an hour to get here. I have had a horrible rattle in my exhaust area, I am in desperate need of an oil change and I have to get something repaired because of a recall. Whew! What a mess.

I have been putting off this appointment for a while. If you know me, you know I am not a person who procrastinates BUT I really hate having to deal with my car issues. I just want things to work and let someone else take care of the details for me. The mechanic asked if I needed a tire rotation and I realized I am so detached from my car maintenance routine that I forgot I had new tires.

Oil

I am telling you all my complaints because the way I treat my car is sometimes how I treat God in my faith and business connection. Most days I meet with my CEO to discuss the activities of the day. I pray for those I lead and have time to read His Word and listen to His voice (through my journal). I want God to be in my plans and I strive to cooperate with Him for my success.

Other days I get busy and don’t carve out the time I need to meet with the Boss. I try to run on the leftovers from the reading the day before, the Sunday sermon, or the Bible study from last week. Like the oil in the car, I cannot keep running on the same old fluid. I must Grow so I can Overflow. God promises to renew us when we come to Him. Just like remembering to change the oil in the car at regular intervals, you need to fill up on God’s living water at daily intervals to keep everything running smoothly.

I know my days go better when I have planned my time with God and enjoyed His presence. I also know it is not always easy to let go of everything else that you have to do so you can meet with Him. I challenge you not to keeping putting this appointment off. Change the oil often.

Rattle

However, maybe you have not yet decided to make God the CEO of your business. Maybe you feel the relationship is broken in some way. You would LOVE to connect your faith and business but you are content to live with the noise of the world just like the rattle I have been living with in the car for the last few months, it’s not so bad.

You may have even had success in your business while following the ‘blueprint’ of the endless business coaches there are to choose from in the market. God is ready to show you HOW you can be unique in your industry. He is ready to propel you forward in ways you can’t even imagine.  BUT, right now, you are content to live with the rattle. Your heart knows there is more to serving your clients and customers. You feel that pull to make a real difference. But the noise is too loud, too distracting.

I have been there. I remember a time when I chased every online coach for her expertise. I wanted to be successful just like each of them. I listened to the noise of their advice. It is not bad to get expert guidance, but it can be full of pit-falls. For me it was the endless comparison of my success to theirs. I got tired of trying to make it work by doing it their way. When I finally pivoted to doing things in my style, with my personality, and with God leading, it all started to change. I found my voice and my brand started to emerge.

That’s exactly where God wants you, dependent on Him for your success. He will lead you in the way that is exactly right for you.  Getting rid of the rattle allowed me to listen to God’s ONE voice.

Recall

Where are you right now with your faith and business connection? Are you letting God lead in the way you are showing up?  What needs to be adjusted? Take some time to ‘recall’ yourself. Personally, I use my quarterly Quiet Retreat as a time to re-evaluate and set goals. My car recall is not something that is too serious, but the adjustments are necessary for it to run at peak efficiency. Let God make some adjustments for you so you can show up in your business the way He planned.

You are the only you to ever exist and you have your business, during this time, to complete your purpose. God wants you to run at peak efficiency by filling you up each day, turning your attention to Him, and adjusting your parts until you live the adventure He designed for you.

No one can ‘take care of the details’ for you. You must take yourself in ‘to the shop’ to be fine-tuned and kept running well.

 

Be filled to overflowing,

 

Deneen