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In some ways, having to post content to a blog each week and staffing Atlanta companies with the talented refugee workforce seem like opposite missions. We see our blog content as a supplemental help for business owners beyond our normal Atlanta recruiting practices. If anything will better equip business people to lead and serve their staff and customers, then its in line with our mission. Therefore, we recently undertook a massive project to compile a 31 day devotional on business. It is available through the YouVersion Bible App under “Bible on Business.” The following is a guest post from this project.

Kingdom Law

In the world, we are taught that if we are tight with our money, we will gain more, yet the law of the kingdom is the opposite. Give and it will be given unto you. Withhold and you will come to poverty. It sounds upside down, but how often is this true with the things God asks of us? He had to die to bring life. Death led to victory.

There is very often joy in obedience. As we give, it changes our hearts. Have you met a happy person who is stingy or a very generous person who is not happy? The Bible also tells us it is God who gives us the gift of enjoying wealth. I think this comes from having a generous heart.

This is as applicable in a commercial environment as it is in our personal lives. Companies and leaders who understand this dynamic build prosperous businesses.

Quick Prayer: Holy Spirit, please cause me to have a generous heart, a fruit of your presence in me. Amen.

Mark Bilton is the author of Monday Matters and Founder of Called to Business based in Sydney, Australia. For more faith & work content, follow them on Twitter at @calledto. Compiled by Amplio Recruiting.

Our priority has and always will be staffing Atlanta companies with the talented refugee workforce. However, we also hope to inspire business people to see the Bible as a resource for their work. The following is a guest post from a compilation for the YouVersion Bible App entitled “Bible on Business.”

Shrewd Servants

In Luke 16:1-8, Jesus tells us about a manager who is fired because he is squandering company resources. When the manager is confronted about it, he swings into action, finding a way to collect past due payables, thereby stimulating business. Jesus commends the man for being shrewd (practical, wise and sensible) in dealing with wealth.

This was always a troubling passage, in that most of us focus on the actions of the manager that deserve censure – wasting company resources, but this isn’t a passage about stealing or laziness. It’s about the wisdom of using wealth and position to stimulate the economy.

The manager restructured the customers’ debts, allowing them to reenter commercial ventures. The company realized an immediate effect on the bottom line, and the manager won the loyalty of the customers and his boss. From a spiritual standpoint, Jesus is pointing us to the power of the marketplace in building the Kingdom of God.

Deuteronomy 8:18 reminds us that God gives us the power to make wealth. Proverbs 11:24 tells us that he who scatters (sows or invests) riches, increases all the more. The righteous investor benefits the whole city (Proverbs 11:10-11).

Let each of us consider how we are using the resources God has placed in our hands – be it money, talent, intellect, sense of humor, etc. Are we squandering them? Or are we using them to have a positive impact on our neighbors, friends, and fellow citizens? Are we purposeful about directing our resources toward Kingdom purposes?

Let us live in such a way that those around us are drawn out of physical and spiritual bondage into a lively and engaging life on earth and the promise of a heavenly dwelling. At the end of the day, let us hear Jesus commending us as shrewd servants for our practical, wise and prudent dealings in the marketplace.

Bob Ryan is the director of Market 70 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Follow along with Bob at @minasforcities. Compiled by Amplio Recruiting.

The following guest post was compiled for the YouVersion Bible App in a devotional entitled “Bible on Business.” Staffing Atlanta companies with the talented refugee workforce is our passion. In addition, we hope to encourage you with Biblical leadership content.

The Marketplace

While working as an entrepreneur (and among other entrepreneurs), I’ve noticed being ambitious and goal-oriented for the sake of producing great results in the marketplace can sometimes hinder us from honoring and glorifying Jesus Christ in the process. My hope is to further equip you for success, through the strategic application of the following two points:

1. As a leader, you must trust God more than yourself. I’m constantly surprised by how easily we can trust in ourselves rather than trusting in the Great I Am. As Christians, we must depend on His leadership and be flexible to what He desires instead of pursuing what we want (or think is best). By yielding our agenda to His Lordship, we are guaranteed success: “Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.”

2. As a leader, being open to correction is imperative. You cannot be a one-person show and call all the shots, expecting everyone else to uniformly fall in line without providing you with their own input. Here are two ways to mature in this area: 1) Pray for a heart of humility and a desire to grow; and 2) intentionally surround yourself with wise advisors.

You must have a team of smart, God-fearing people to guide you in His direction. Why? Because not every idea is the right one at the right time. Your ideas may need to be modified, postponed, or dropped entirely in order to fit the needs of your mission: “The words of the wise are like cattle prods–painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd drives the sheep.”

Christy Becker is the founder of His Daily Dose, a blog community offering daily inspiration from God’s Word. Compiled by Amplio Recruiting.

Family business is the backbone of America but even they can’t survive without great people. Staffing Atlanta companies with the talented refugee workforce is our passion. Along the way, we hope to encourage family business owners as well with content like this guest post compiled for the YouVersion Bible App entitled “Bible on Business.”

Life is a journey.

We have all heard this analogy countless times. The beauty of taking a journey is knowing your final destination and choosing the best path to get to there.

My journey has been as a second generation owner in a family business. My father started a one person retail business one month before I was born, in a rural area of southeastern Pennsylvania. I am the fourth of five siblings. We lived on the same property as the store which led naturally to daily chores to help my parents run the business. We literally grew up in the store.

As our family grew, so did our business. Within a few years after I graduated high school, my father had a vision to build a larger store at a second location. This dream was fulfilled and the second location was opened when I was 21 years old. I was given many new responsibilities and began to realize the retail world was driven by many worries and fears.

I had accepted Jesus as my Savior at the age of fourteen, but I found during this season I had not surrendered all of my heart to him. Six months after the store was opened I surrendered every area of my life to Jesus Christ, knowing God’s word said “not to worry or fear, but to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness.”

Over the next twelve years God blessed me with a wonderful wife and six children. Life was great and I was enjoying God’s fullness of life.

Then, within weeks after my youngest child was born, my father had a stroke. He persevered through several more strokes over the next sixteen months before passing away. I was now faced with more decision making for the business than I had ever experienced before.

Once again I needed to surrender the store to God and “…seek first his kingdom and his righteousness.” It is now seventeen years since my father’s death and God has always been faithful in meeting needs. Our business has continued, but we understand it has only been by God’s grace. I pray you would be able to focus on the destination of your journey and always put God first.

J Michael Weaver is the owner of Weaver Markets Inc. in Adamstown, Pennsylvania. Compiled by Amplio Recruiting.

There are many ways we can serve society. The way we’ve chosen to have impact is by staffing Atlanta refugees with the talented refugee workforce. However, we want to do more. We want to inspire business owners to see the Bible as a resource for leadership at work. Read the guest post below as part of a compilation we published for the YouVersion Bible App entitled “Bible on Business.”

Business Fosters Dignity

Everything an evangelical Christian could do to help the poor in Mexico, I had done.

Vacation Bible School? Yes. For five years in a row, from 8th grade through 12th grade, I went with my church on one-week mission trips to the Mexican border.

Sponsored a child? Yes. Nutrition, a place in a school, and access to a Bible and a church were all provided with a monthly financial contribution.

Built houses? Financially supported missionaries to Mexico? Discipleship for an indigenous Mexican Christian leader? Check, check and check.

After years of efforts like these, I looked up one day and felt dejected. I felt I had done everything an evangelical Christian could do to help the poor in Mexico, yet the country’s poor only seemed to multiply.

I began to wonder if something could be done on a larger scale to help more people in Mexico. Far and wide, I searched for solutions.

In books – by economist Hernando de Soto and humorist P.J. O’Rourke – I learned how capitalism, a word dreaded by so many, has actually been the greatest economic force for poverty reduction the world has ever seen.

In dialogue with Christians at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, I recognized even the poorest person – because he or she is created in God’s image – has the capacity to contribute to their own economic well-being.

In the Wall Street Journal, I read how Russia enacted tax reform resulting in an increase of $8 billion US in revenue. I also read how a modest rise in the number of jobs – new jobs from growing businesses – could lift more than ten million Mexican citizens from dramatic poverty to very simple means.

Policy reform. Job creation. Ten million people.

As Christians let’s continue to support vacation bible schools, child sponsorship, house-building, and support for missionaries. Let’s also remember God has uniquely gifted every person and work for societal and cultural conditions allowing each person – even the poorest of the poor – to flourish and develop as stewards of God’s creation.

Rudy Carrasco serves with Partners Worldwide and resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Stay connected with Rudy on Twitter at @rudycarrasco. Compiled by Amplio Recruiting.

If you’ve been following along, this entire installment represents a devotional plan compiled for the YouVersion Bible App entitled “Bible on Business.” This is another guest post to encourage you in your work, although this is a secondary concern to our main focus of staffing Atlanta companies with the talented refugee workforce.

During the past 10 years in business, I have woken up many mornings repeating Philippians 4:19 and declaring it over all the areas of my life: my need of abilities, clients, good suppliers and health.

I was not a business person and had no formal training, but found myself in the competitive, volatile, and often cutthroat import/export business. I knew God placed me in this position and wanted me to be a businesswoman, so I just kept proclaiming this truth from Scripture over my life and work.

He has taught me through this experience to rely on him completely because He alone is my provider; not my business, and certainly not my talents. Every single time we need God, I have experienced Him meet our needs of clients, suppliers, and knowledge to lead the business.

Our God is abundant no matter how bleak the situation!

May you work with joy and peace knowing our abundant God will meet your needs and make your business a blessing to your family and His Kingdom.

Andrea Maciel is the CEO of two import/export operations in Southern China. Compiled by Amplio Recruiting.

The following is a guest post and is part of a compilation of Biblical thoughts on work from business leaders around the globe. Staffing Atlanta companies with the talented refugee workforce is our passion as is encouraging business people with Biblical leadership advice. You can find the entire devotional on the YouVersion Bible App entitled “Bible on Business.” We hope to inspire your leadership as we handle Atlanta recruiting.

Sometimes our problems are such there is no solution in sight. If we are not the ones who created the problem we can find ourselves at a dead end trying to solve it. There may be factors beyond our control or people whose decisions and actions determine the outcome. At such times it is important to remember the path we choose to find the solution is as important as the solution itself.

Problems can be opportunities to learn to depend on God. Nehemiah led the people of Judah to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem in 446 BC. Opposition goes with the territory of being a leader. Nehemiah was no exception and had his fair share of opposition. He faced problems which were not within his control. Some of these problems were created by people with malicious intent, but he refused to buckle under pressure, continued to do his work and remained focused on his goals.

Even though Nehemiah was a man of action, his prayer life was not neglected. He blended practicality and spirituality in order to solve the problems he faced. What a great example of a leader he is for us.

He knew action is necessary for results, but action backed with prayer guarantees success. When his enemies plotted against him, Nehemiah realized that this was not a problem that he could solve in his own strength. Instead, he sought God’s help in dealing with it.

Nehemiah prayed practical prayers that showed reliance on God while he kept on with his task. Likewise, if we rely on God when faced with problems, we’ll have the ability to press on with our work and to reach our goals.

Joseph Vijayam is the CEO of Olive Technology and resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado. You can keep up with Joseph on Twitter at @josephvijayam. Compiled by Amplio Recruiting.

Staffing Atlanta companies with the talented refugee workforce is our main priority. Along the way, we would like to provide some Biblical perspective on work for our clients. The following is a guest post and was used in addition to others in a devotional plan for the YouVersion Bible App entitled “Bible on Business.”

Stewardship: Part II

The things that we are given to steward have an owner, and it is not us. The verse says, “…he entrusted to them his property.”

I tell people I own a company. They agree. Bill you have a great company they say. So I believe it. But this verse says I steward His company. He entrusted to me His property. Which one is it?

My behavior will reveal what I believe.

I had a company for over 25 years. One day, my finance manager informed me I must provide $350,000 in 14 days, or we would have to close the business.

Years earlier, when I believed I was the owner, it would be my problem and I would worry, lose sleep, and pressure my friends to get the money to save the business. You probably already know how anxiety feels.

But this time I believed I stewarded the company, so I reported the problem to the true owner. I told Him He needed to come up with $350,000 in 14 days, or I, His faithful steward, would have to close His company.

Then I asked, “What do you want me to do?” He said, fast and pray. So I did.

On the 8th day, $172,000 came in and on the 11th day a major customer changed how they paid us and sent $200,000. So in 11 days we received $372,000 which was more than enough to cover the $350,000 need and the company continues to exist today.

During the process of going through the 14 days, I did not have anxiety. I did not worry. I was looking to see what the Lord would do after I reported His problem to Him. Since it is His property, I felt certain He would act for His own benefit. And He did.

We are used to thinking is terms of me doing things or Him doing things. Actually, it works best when we do things together. He does the heavy lifting.

Because I did not take on a task of solving His problems, I did not take on more responsibility than I was supposed to. He promises an easy yoke. If my yoke is heavy, I have picked up the wrong one.

Bill Job has been a faithful steward of multiple businesses throughout China. Compiled by Amplio Recruiting.

We asked several business leaders around the world to share about a Biblical passage that has inspired them in business. We compiled all the responses into a devotional entitled “Bible on Business” for the YouVersion Bible App. We desire to be more than an Atlanta recruiting firm. Staffing Atlanta companies is certainly our main goal, but we hope to inspire our clients with this content. The following is a guest post for this content.

Your Opportunity

We have an opportunity in our day to day business life to make a difference. Many times these opportunities are viewed as obstacles or challenges and no matter how scary or how much we fear them, it is through Gods power we are able to get through them.

Some examples might be working with non-believers or working in difficult environments. Your situation may be hard to deal with and you find yourself wondering why you are in this position and how it could ever turn into an opportunity from God?

I have found myself in this position many times throughout my career and constantly find strength in the story of Esther.

Mordecai believed Esther was placed in the King’s household by divine appointment to do God’s timely work. He had witnessed the power and faithfulness of God unfold over the years and sensed God was bringing all the pieces together. He pleaded with Esther to put her life on the line because he believed in the promises of God. It took an unparalleled amount of courage for Esther to go before the king.

We have our opportunity as Esther had hers.

Difficult situations are no excuse for failing to perform the duties God puts in front of us. With opportunity comes choice and we can choose to sit back or to grasp the opportunity we have been given and draw from our faith and make a difference.

With God we are able to face those fears head on and accomplish what he has put in front of us. God also helps us overcome those fears through our faith and obedience to him. We can choose, just as Esther did, whether or not to respond. It serves to remind us, God takes care of us no matter what the circumstance.

Dianna Benavides is a regional director for EmployBridge and resides in Houston, Texas. Compiled by Amplio Recruiting.