The number one question I get is…. How do I grow my business? What are the secrets? What is your biggest tip? Well over the years the answer I give to this question changes, but when I really seek God in what He wants me to answer it always seems to come out the some. Abide… Abide in Me He says.
But wait? Abide? That feels like you aren’t doing anything. That feels lazy. You mean my business will grow if I just sit around and praise and worship? Well Yes, and No. Let’s Start with scripture as a reference and then we can go from there.
We are flipping to the Book of John. For my brand new Christians the first 4 chapter of the New Testament is a great place to start. A wonderful foundation. Matthew Mark Luke and John. It really spells out Jesus life and best of all His Character. Who we want to learn to be most like. In life and business. So here we are in John 15 with Jesus speaking—
John 15:1-17
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants,[a] for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.17 These things I command you, so that you will love one another.
We can break this verse apart and talk for days and days. But right now I just want you to read it and mediate on it a bit. What does it mean to Abide? What is one easy step you can take today to truly feel that Abide from God. I know it sounds simple but friend… this is the first step for building your business. More to come but lets start here
xo Kelley