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\u201cFor God so love the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life<\/em>. \u2013 John 3:16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most entrepreneurs, when asked why they want to start a business, respond by saying, \u201cSo I can be my own boss and make some money.\u201d\u00a0 As Biblical Entrepreneurs, money should never be our motivation for being in business.\u00a0 We should have the same motivation that God had as He sent His Son in the earth realm to start His business. \u00a0God\u2019s motivation was not money or a big organization, but love.\u00a0 He could easily maintain love as His motivation because He knew that He owned everything and there was nothing else He needed to gain that He did not already have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John 3:16 could be stated this way, \u201cfor God so loved sinful humanity that He started a global enterprise called Operation Rescue, Inc.\u201d\u00a0 This enterprise had one product called the Gospel or the good news.\u00a0 He assigned His only begotten Son, Jesus, to serve as the CEO.\u00a0 His goal is to recruit and train men who would lead this new enterprise and their mission is to seek and save the lost.\u00a0\u00a0 How can a Holy God love sinful humanity?\u00a0 Does He not hate sin?\u00a0 God was able to see the potential of humanity beyond its condition.\u00a0 He saw what could be possible for humanity if someone was able to successfully rescue it from its current state.\u00a0 That possibility so excited Him that faith kicked in and embraced love in an attempt to make that potential a reality.\u00a0 God did that knowing that everyone would not accept His product and that among those who do, some would not appreciate it.\u00a0 He rejoiced knowing that if only one person accepts and appreciates His product it would all have been worth it.\u00a0 He did His market research and knew that enough people would accept His product to keep the business profitable.\u00a0 His love compelled Him to believe in humanity more than it could believe in itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your motivation for being in business?\u00a0 Are you motivated by love as God was, or are you motivated by money or gain?\u00a0 Our motivation is what fuels our passion for the business.\u00a0 It drives us and inspires us to defy logic and move by faith to make the impossible possible.\u00a0 Our motivation helps us overcome the difficult times of business; it helps us overcome fear and ensures that we will not fail.\u00a0 How do you know if you are motivated by love and not money?\u00a0 Here are a few things to help you determine whether you are an entrepreneur who is motivated by love or money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition, remember that when your motivation is money, the only thing that can help you love the customer is money.\u00a0 The problem with that is there is never enough money to buy your love since money is temporal and one can never have enough of it.\u00a0 Consider the fact that because God owns everything and has nothing else to gain and is motivated purely by love, He entrusted you and I with all He owns.\u00a0 He made us to have dominion over the works of His hands and put all things under our feet.\u00a0 We therefore have nothing else to gain since all things have been put under our feet.\u00a0 We can focus on loving our customers and not on money, trusting that our God will add all things unto us.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u201cFor God so love the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life<\/em>. - John 3:16<\/strong><\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"

\u201cFor God so love the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life<\/em>. - John 3:16<\/strong><\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{},"backgroundColor":"#eeeeee"}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"

Most entrepreneurs, when asked why they want to start a business, respond by saying, \u201cSo I can be my own boss and make some money.\u201d  As Biblical Entrepreneurs, money should never be our motivation for being in business.  We should have the same motivation that God had as He sent His Son in the earth realm to start His business.  God\u2019s motivation was not money or a big organization, but love.  He could easily maintain love as His motivation because He knew that He owned everything and there was nothing else He needed to gain that He did not already have.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Most entrepreneurs, when asked why they want to start a business, respond by saying, \u201cSo I can be my own boss and make some money.\u201d  As Biblical Entrepreneurs, money should never be our motivation for being in business.  We should have the same motivation that God had as He sent His Son in the earth realm to start His business.  God\u2019s motivation was not money or a big organization, but love.  He could easily maintain love as His motivation because He knew that He owned everything and there was nothing else He needed to gain that He did not already have."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"

John 3:16 could be stated this way, \u201cfor God so loved sinful humanity that He started a global enterprise called Operation Rescue, Inc.\u201d  This enterprise had one product called the Gospel or the good news.  He assigned His only begotten Son, Jesus, to serve as the CEO.  His goal is to recruit and train men who would lead this new enterprise and their mission is to seek and save the lost.   How can a Holy God love sinful humanity?  Does He not hate sin?  God was able to see the potential of humanity beyond its condition.  He saw what could be possible for humanity if someone was able to successfully rescue it from its current state.  That possibility so excited Him that faith kicked in and embraced love in an attempt to make that potential a reality.  God did that knowing that everyone would not accept His product and that among those who do, some would not appreciate it.  He rejoiced knowing that if only one person accepts and appreciates His product it would all have been worth it.  He did His market research and knew that enough people would accept His product to keep the business profitable.  His love compelled Him to believe in humanity more than it could believe in itself.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"John 3:16 could be stated this way, \u201cfor God so loved sinful humanity that He started a global enterprise called Operation Rescue, Inc.\u201d  This enterprise had one product called the Gospel or the good news.  He assigned His only begotten Son, Jesus, to serve as the CEO.  His goal is to recruit and train men who would lead this new enterprise and their mission is to seek and save the lost.   How can a Holy God love sinful humanity?  Does He not hate sin?  God was able to see the potential of humanity beyond its condition.  He saw what could be possible for humanity if someone was able to successfully rescue it from its current state.  That possibility so excited Him that faith kicked in and embraced love in an attempt to make that potential a reality.  God did that knowing that everyone would not accept His product and that among those who do, some would not appreciate it.  He rejoiced knowing that if only one person accepts and appreciates His product it would all have been worth it.  He did His market research and knew that enough people would accept His product to keep the business profitable.  His love compelled Him to believe in humanity more than it could believe in itself."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"

What is your motivation for being in business?  Are you motivated by love as God was, or are you motivated by money or gain?  Our motivation is what fuels our passion for the business.  It drives us and inspires us to defy logic and move by faith to make the impossible possible.  Our motivation helps us overcome the difficult times of business; it helps us overcome fear and ensures that we will not fail.  How do you know if you are motivated by love and not money?  Here are a few things to help you determine whether you are an entrepreneur who is motivated by love or money.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"What is your motivation for being in business?  Are you motivated by love as God was, or are you motivated by money or gain?  Our motivation is what fuels our passion for the business.  It drives us and inspires us to defy logic and move by faith to make the impossible possible.  Our motivation helps us overcome the difficult times of business; it helps us overcome fear and ensures that we will not fail.  How do you know if you are motivated by love and not money?  Here are a few things to help you determine whether you are an entrepreneur who is motivated by love or money."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/image","render":"

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In addition, remember that when your motivation is money, the only thing that can help you love the customer is money.  The problem with that is there is never enough money to buy your love since money is temporal and one can never have enough of it.  Consider the fact that because God owns everything and has nothing else to gain and is motivated purely by love, He entrusted you and I with all He owns.  He made us to have dominion over the works of His hands and put all things under our feet.  We therefore have nothing else to gain since all things have been put under our feet.  We can focus on loving our customers and not on money, trusting that our God will add all things unto us.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"In addition, remember that when your motivation is money, the only thing that can help you love the customer is money.  The problem with that is there is never enough money to buy your love since money is temporal and one can never have enough of it.  Consider the fact that because God owns everything and has nothing else to gain and is motivated purely by love, He entrusted you and I with all He owns.  He made us to have dominion over the works of His hands and put all things under our feet.  We therefore have nothing else to gain since all things have been put under our feet.  We can focus on loving our customers and not on money, trusting that our God will add all things unto us."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}}],"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"bb_access":{"can_access":true,"restrict_message":null},"app_access":{"can_access":true,"restrict_message":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27242\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}