Leader: Are You Listening?

Proverbs 28:9 (AMP) He who turns away his ear from hearing the law [of God and man], even his prayer is an abomination, hateful and revolting [to God].
(MSG) God has no use for the prayers of the people who won't listen to him.

Daily business issues often seem to be out of the "realm" of prayer and reading the Word. It is the "big" issues that drive people to seek God; but it is those small, daily issues that we think we can handle on our own, that begin our slide down the slippery slope of idolatry where we worship the creature rather than the creator. Running a business. Determining strategy.  Developing and implementing a sales plan. Preparing to mentor - all the stuff of business life. His Word is the essential of life: it provides a foundation for our core values. It shapes our purpose. It gives us true meaning. Tuning my ears to God's thoughts begins with my eyes focused on His word and my heart focused on Him in prayer.

How interesting; God listens to us when we listen to Him. Are you listening?

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