What if the Bible Was True... for your Business?

I want this question to rattle around in you the way it’s been rattling around in me: What if the Bible is actually true—for your business? Not just true in theory, but true in a way that informs how you hire, price, negotiate, resolve conflict, and carry cash-flow pressure.

Before we go there, here’s why I take Scripture so seriously: God’s Word is living and powerful; it discerns what’s really going on in us (Hebrews 4:12). Jesus said, “Your word is truth” (John 17:17). All Scripture equips us for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16–17). And what God speaks does not return empty; it accomplishes what He sends it to do (Isaiah 55:11).

Mental assent vs. a lived yes

I meet so many leaders (and I catch myself here, too) who say “Yes, the Bible is true,” but our actions don’t line up. We’ve given mental assent to Scripture while quietly defaulting to our experience. The gap shows up in worry. If I believed that all things work together for my good, I could face uncertainty with celebration, not panic. If I believed “don’t be anxious about anything,” I’d pray and hand it over rather than spin in my head.

Think about the last few weeks. Payroll tight? Customers wobbly? It’s easy to say, “Nothing is impossible,” then run the day as if everything depends on me. That’s mental agreement, not a lived yes.

When experience shouts louder than Scripture

Part of why we drift into mental assent is that experience raises its voice. You pray for the sick; some recover and some don’t. Now experience argues with the Word and seeds quiet doubt. Next time you face a risk, that doubt whispers, “Be realistic.” I’m not discounting pain or learning, but I am refusing to let experience have the final say. God’s promises are meant to inform how we think and live, especially under pressure.

A story from my own house

Earlier today, after Bible and gym, I was heading downstairs to pray. Andy stopped me with a question. I answered; he didn’t seem to want my answer. Cue frustration. We didn’t yell, but we both walked away ruffled. When I sat with the Lord, He put His finger on impatience. Scripture says it’s Christ who lives in me; love looks like laying down my life. That means patience and kindness—especially at home. So I repented to God and to Andy. The Word corrected me and reset my behavior.

This is what I mean by letting the Bible be true: not just agreeing with it, but submitting to it until it shapes our tone, timing, and choices—boardroom and breakfast table alike.

One phrase that changes everything

At a recent retreat with 25 business leaders, we asked each person to look over recent prophetic words and choose one phrase they knew God was highlighting. Then we asked, “What if that’s true?” We lingered while God ministered; people realized, He really is speaking—and there’s power in what He says.

One executive’s phrase was essentially, “Ready, set…go.” He admitted he kept returning to the prayer closet for “one more confirmation.” If God was actually saying “Go,” he realized he could…go. Another leader heard God affirm her design and assignment; if that was true, she could stop second-guessing and recover huge amounts of mental and emotional energy.

Try this in your workplace this week

Here’s how to move from mental assent to a lived yes—at work:

Pick one Scripture for the week. Something simple like, “Nothing is impossible for those who believe,” or “Be anxious for nothing.” Put it at the top of your to-do list, calendar, or whiteboard. Then run decisions through it.

Audit your anxiety. When you feel pressure (cash flow, client conflict, product delay), pause. Ask, If the Bible is true, what does obedience look like right now? Then pray specifically and act accordingly.

Act on the word you already have. Stop hunting for the twelfth green light. If God has said “Go,” take the next faithful step today—send the email, make the call, ship the draft.

Let Scripture correct your culture. If the Word calls you to patience and kindness, let that redefine feedback, meetings, and performance plans—starting with how you speak under stress.

Rehearse testimonies, not fears. Build a rhythm of capturing where God did show up (sales that landed, ideas that worked, reconciliations that happened). This retrains your inner narrative so experience doesn’t drown out truth.

A personal confession and a fresh desire

As I prepared this, I caught myself wishing I could go back to my 20s and spend more years practicing this fully—living like the Bible is true in every area. But here we are, and today is a great day to start. What is God speaking to you that, if you truly believed it, would change the way you lead this week? Pick one verse, one phrase, and let it shape your calendar, conversations, and courage.

Pray this with me

“Jesus, Your Word is truth. I submit my mind, emotions, and decisions to You. Show me the one verse and one phrase You want to anchor my week. I choose to act like it’s true—today.”

Then go do the very practical next thing your faith requires.

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What verse or phrase are you choosing this week—and what action will prove you believe it?

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