How I'm Hearing God for Real-Time Business Strategy
Dec 31, 2025
One of the questions I hear most from Christian business leaders is this:
“How do you actually hear God for business strategy—practically, in real time?”
Not theory.
Not clichés.
But real decisions about focus, growth, messaging, structure, and next steps.
I want to take you behind the scenes of what I’m doing personally - how I’m engaging with God daily and allowing Scripture to shape real-world strategy for Heaven in Business and the year ahead.
Reading the Bible to Engage God (Not Just Get Information)
My starting point is simple but non-negotiable: I read the Word daily.
Not perfectly. Not religiously.
But consistently.
And here’s the key difference - I’m not reading for information.
I’m reading to engage the Author.
The Bible is not just content; it’s conversation. Jesus is the Word made flesh. When I read Scripture, I’m asking:
“Holy Spirit, what are You saying to me right now - about my leadership, my decisions, my responsibility, and my assignment?”
Jesus said we don’t live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. That includes our finances, our strategy, our leadership, and our influence—not just our quiet time.
Letting the Word Read Me
Recently, I’ve been reading through the book of Luke. I’ll read a chapter multiple times—sometimes in different translations—and I’m paying attention to what moves me internally.
- What provokes curiosity?
- What challenges me?
- What won’t let me go?
That’s often where the Holy Spirit is speaking.
One chapter that absolutely arrested me was Luke 14.
Jesus is at a meal with religious leaders, and everything about the scene speaks to positioning, control, and influence. People are jockeying for the best seats. They’re guarding status. They’re watching Jesus closely.
And Jesus flips the entire value system.
Strategy from Luke 14: Leave the Table
Jesus says, “When you’re invited, take the lowest place.”
Then He goes further: “When you host a feast, don’t invite people who can repay you. Invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, the excluded.”
And finally:
“Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come.”
That language hit me hard.
As I was praying about the future of Heaven in Business—our Growth Path, our messaging, our platform, our technology—I sensed the Lord saying:
“Don’t wait for people to come to you. Get up from the table. Go to them.”
That meant letting go of control over language I was comfortable with.
It meant trusting others to help us communicate differently—without changing the message.
The Kingdom message stays the same.
The delivery must adapt to the people you’re called to reach.
A Warning I Didn’t Expect: Spiritual Edema
Later in the same chapter, Luke mentions a man with dropsy (edema) - a condition where the body retains fluid but doesn’t circulate it properly.
That detail isn’t accidental.
The Spirit highlighted something sobering to me:
You can take in a lot of truth and still be unhealthy if you don’t activate it.
Content without circulation leads to swelling.
Revelation without application leads to stagnation.
That challenged me deeply as a leader and teacher.
If we build content that inspires but doesn’t activate, we’re not helping people—we’re contributing to spiritual edema.
So we went back to our Growth Path and asked:
- How does this apply at work?
- What action does this require?
- How will this change Monday morning?
Luke 15: Three Groups, Three Strategies
As I continued reading, Luke 15 opened up another layer of real-time strategy.
Jesus tells three stories:
- The lost sheep
- The lost coin
- The lost sons
I realized these aren’t just parables—they’re three engagement strategies.
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The Lost Sheep
People who are isolated, disconnected, wandering, and vulnerable.
They need simple, accessible entry points—podcasts, free resources, gentle invitations.
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The Lost Coin
People already in our orbit but disconnected from structure and purpose.
They need clarity, pathways, and intentional invitation into growth.
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The Lost Sons
Both the rebellious and the offended.
One needs restoration and welcome.
The other needs reminding of what they already have access to.
Suddenly, our strategy wasn’t abstract—it was biblical, relational, and targeted.
What This Looks Like in Real Life
Here’s what I want you to hear clearly:
God is not distant from your work.
He’s not uninterested in your strategy.
He’s not silent unless you’re “in ministry.”
He wants to partner with you.
When you read Scripture relationally, journal honestly, process with wise counsel, and act courageously—business strategy flows naturally from friendship with God.
That’s not hype. That’s lived experience.
An Invitation to Walk This Way Too
If you’re reading this and something in you is stirring, I want to invite you into two things:
1. Friendship with God
Everything starts there—not performance, not success, not influence, but relationship.
2. A daily rhythm of listening and activation
Read the Word. Ask questions. Write things down. Apply what you hear.
You were created for good works that God prepared in advance for you to walk in.
Your business is not separate from that—it’s part of it.
We’re building the Heaven in Business Growth Path to help you do exactly this:
Hear God at work, build better business, and multiply Kingdom impact.
You don’t have to do this alone.
Let’s walk it out together.
