Seek First the Kingdom

I think we would all agree that in the “good times”, we are  likely to be less dependent upon God to bail us out of various and asundry messes we manage to get ourselves into.  All it takes today is a fairly major catastrophe , like our economic system collapse, to upset our equilibrium and balance and “help me Jesus and I promise I will never make that same mistake again as long as I live…..I think” . 

Thanks to a forgiving, merciful and loving God, we get plenty of chances to do things over and get it right.  If your like me though, it seems like sometimes I lack the discipline to follow through with my well intentioned resolve.  So why is it that we forget so soon after our newly promised agreement is made and fall back into those same traps once again?  Maybe we have lossed our focus on a very important principle of life and business?

No matter what is is your seeking to resolve, a new job, starting a business or stewarding your financial budget plan better,  we often loose sight of what should be our top priority, “seeking first the Kingdom and His Righteousness, then all these things will be added to you,” Matt 6:33.  What is the Kingdom?  The Kingdom is Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost”, Rom. 14:17.  And where is the Kingdom of God?  It is within you, Luke17:21.

So check your motive and  focus first thing  if your in this pinch and retrace your steps back to your first love and top priority.  With righteousness, peace and the joy of the Holy Ghost, life just seems to be a lot easier to handle.  It’s a supernatural thing!  Getting on the same page with the Author and Finisher of our faith is a great place to be and He is an excellent Partner to have also, don’t you think? 

Rich Forster  KBJ Publisher

The Battle Plan begins in your Mind

We have a number of friends, brothers and sister in Christ, that have been negatively effected with this current economic debacle.  Some have lost six figured jobs and for others, they have yet to find gameful employment for over a year in some cases.  There are so many lessons for us to learn through the challenges of this fearful time that they are too numerous to list but surprisingly exciting for us at KBJ.  The reason they are exciting times is that our heart is to help the many who struggle in these times with a lack of business and/or job as we  possibly can with advice and practical business instruction while illuminating the spiritual parallel of that same principal as Jesus taught.   We believe too that it is especially important to encourage our fellow brothers and sisters with support to weather this battle with God like resolve and determination.

Today I just want to suggest one thing to those of you that are in this seemingly futile delimma, fearful and anxious, and so overwhelmed that you can’t see the forest through the trees.  There is no obstacle too large that it cannot be overcome with the ingenuity,  creativity and persistent resolve of a blood bought, mustard seed believing, child of the Living God.  It all begins practically with a plan of action.  In order to have or make a plan of action you must first understand and face your circumstances.   No matter how serious they sound, how bad they feel or how grim they appear, you need to thoroughly understand where you are in order to get where you want to go.  Once you face the truth of the situation, you can formulate a step by step plan that is attainable and celebrate every little victory you accomplish along the way.   Put your dreams back at the top of that list of goals, bathe the plan in prayer along with your fellow believers and present your plans to the Lord and they will succeed.  Now it’s time to take action.

It is a really helpful and a good idea to engage the help of a good friend, pastor or mentor to help you sort the truth from fiction from the start and along the way.  You don’t need to stress yourself anymore than you already may be but to measure your success you need goals or expectations along the way to measure progress and maintain your enthusiasm for positive action. 

So in summary, gather all the facts, good and bad and understand them.  Then formulate a plan to solve the more serious circumstance first and the others as you progress.  Present this plan to the Lord and trust He will honor your commitment because it will be glory to Him.  Include your dreams and destiny back into your daily life.  Build in some little success benchmarks to measure your progress.  And always know, God loves you and will never let His righteous fail.  It just may take a little more time than is comfortable for you for Him to develope His Divine plan perfectly for you.  We at KBJ are believeing for you and prayfully look forward to your testimony of God’s deliverence of your situation and your new assignment.

Rich Forster KBJ Publisher

I’m Moving!

I have been doing WordPress for over 1 year. I have a blog on my website and I have decided to change over to it.

I have over 300 post on this site, so take a moment and look around.

When you are done come and visit my new blogsite.

Simply click this link which will take you to our website home page and scoll to the bottom for the blog.

KINGDOM BUSINESS JOURNAL BLOG

Blessings

Lowell Lane
Kingdom Business Journal

Worldview Weekend was an Eye Opener

We attended the World View Weekend in Branson Missouri this weekend.

The Lane's In Branson Missouri at Table Rock Lake Dam

WOW! It was an awesome event and very informative. We were not really up to speed on all that has been going on in the world, but our eyes were open to many things.

The speakers were sharing  information about what was going on in the world and backed all of it up with scripture.  They had Dr. Youssef, Joel Rosenberg, Dr. David Reagan, Kay Arthur, David Barton, David Noebel, and hosted by Brannon Howse.

It was a ton of information and I need to go back and review all my notes in order to get the full impact of it all. If you are able to attend a Worldview Weekend, I would recommend it.

Surviving or Thriving?

This is interesting.  I decided to write about Surviving or Thriving, and so my wife decided she would also.  Laura wrote the post before reading mine.  Here is mine!

Last week at church someone asked, “How is business? You know there are a lot of people going out of business and cutting cost to survive!”   We continued to talk and the next thing they said was,”but you know this is the time to advertise and get aggressive, when thing are bad.”

So, are you in survival mode or a Thriving and opportunity mode?

I am a Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Graduate, and I like what Dave Ramsey says,

“I’m tired of hearing all the gloom and doom coming from the media about the economy and unemployment—I bet you are, too! Let’s take a minute to look at the true reality of the situation and what we can do about it.

Yes, many people have lost their jobs and houses. You may be one of them. But guess what? People have lost their jobs and houses even in a bull market. About 93% of people are still employed. That is pretty good! I was alive in the 1970s when unemployment hit double digits, and we’re nowhere near that right now! I’m not making light of the fact that some people are struggling; I’m just putting the situation in the proper perspective.

Even though you may be currently unemployed, that doesn’t mean you have to participate in the recession. People like me who have chosen to not participate acknowledge the reality of a slow economy and suffering people. However, we have decided that we’re not going to form our lives around the negativity coming out of the media and government. We’re intensifying our efforts and going to have the best year of our lives in spite of things slowing down.”

I side with Dave Ramsey, I choose not to participate.  Yes I am aware of the problems that are going on with the economy, but this is the time for opportunity.  When others are surviving  and cutting all cost, others are thriving.  People have asked me, “Isn’t it a bad time for you to be starting a New Shepherds Guide book”?  My response is, that it is God’s book,  God is building it, God called me to be a servant, and God will provide.

Let me give you an example of a direct sells company I am involved with.  Saladmaster is a direct sales company with the finest product on the market in there industry. They looked at the market and found opportunity.  They found that many people are eating at home and cutting back on eating out.  Food prices are increasing and there product helps cut food cost.  Many people are being health conscience and there product provides a healthy method of food preparation by eliminating oil and retaining nutrients.  They also found that more and more people are looking to supplement there income.

Guess what!  They have a are having record sales and they are hiring a lot of part-time people.  They are making an opportunity out of the current condition.

So, are your going to make an opportunity out of the current condition?  Take a look at your product and your market.  Do some research.  Are there hidden opportunities that you could take advantage of ?

CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RECESSION!

CHOOSE TO THRIVE, NOT SURVIVE!

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HOW ARE YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS GOING?

It has been 2 weeks ago that we talked with Success Coach, Randy Mayes about HOW TO PUT THOSE NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS INTO ACTION!

Randy would like to extend an offer to each of you that listened to the call.  If you did not listen to the call you still can.  It is available on REPLAY.

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Visit Randy’s website,  www.TheSuccessCoachNetwork.com .  Download The Bucket List worksheet.  If you fill them out and send them to Randy, he will do a 30 minute complimentary coaching session for you over the phone to help you discover and refine your personal destiny.

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Randy is awesome!  I have had several of these calls with Randy and he is a master.

God bless!

P.S.  -  Let me know how your goal setting goes by simply coming back to this post and sending me a comment.

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

Just the other day I was listening to John Maxwell ~ Winning with People.   He was talking about our fears and how they can hinder us.  Fear can be a very powerful and debilitating factor in your success.

I was talking with JD Buckridge and he was asked a simple question, but it opened a door I had locked.   We were talking about a business I have and why I had not pursued it.   JD said, ” you told me about your business and offered to talk to me about it, but I have not heard anymore about it,  WHY?”

I did not know what to say, except ~ I don’t know.

There was something standing in the way,  IT WAS FEAR!

Because of past failures, I was fearful of another failure.  I was afraid of failing in my business because of other business failures,  not this one.  This one was mostly positive.   My results in this business were, well AWESOME!

Andy Mason whos’ office is in the FREEDOM NOW business development center, was also able to help me.   He is an emotional release coach.   He was able to help me deal with releasing some of that past FEAR, and realize that it was standing in my way.

Thanks Guys!

Does something  stand  in your way but, you are not sure what it is?  It makes you feel anxious,  sick at your stomach,  not worthy,  or numerous other feeling,   IT MAY BE FEAR!

Ready for 2009!

The holiday season was so busy, and the new year has not slowed down much. I am sorry I have just not been in a blogging mood. I am now ready to get back at it. I have been working on my plans for the year and setting goals. My goal is to blog every other day.

I have been having some great things happening lately and some divine meetings. I met today with a new contact and had a great time. I met last week with several new folks and had awesome visits with them. The really good news is that each of these meetings are going to produce something great.
I am pumped and ready for 2009!

Comment and let me know how your 2009 has started.

If you need a little boost then join us Thursday night January 15, 2009 with our special guest, Randy Mayes from The Success Coach Network.

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Blessings!

Lowell Lane

Dream BIG for 2009!

What are your dreams?

I had reached a point of not dreaming anymore. I was good at making task list and prioritizing things that needed to be done, but not dreaming.

My wife and I have been together since 1981. She has always said that she feel in love with a dreamer. The last four years have been very rough, and in that process I stopped dreaming.

Don’t let your past experiences stop your dreams!

Dream BIG for 2009.

THE CHALLENGE!

I have a challenge for you! Sit down and get a piece of paper and a pen out and write your dreams out. An easy way to do it is to look at the different areas of your life. What are your dreams for your Faith, Family, Friends, Career, etc….
Let your mind wonder… What does that new job look like? What does having more FREE time with your family look like? What will you do? What will that dream car look and feel like?

I think you get the idea.

DREAM BIG!

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Auto Bail Out- Let’s Pray!

Why is it the responsiblity of the United States Government to bail out the Auto Dealers?

My Grandpa used to say, “you make your own bed and you have to lay in it”.  Let the auto dealers get themselves out of this mess like any other business in america.

When the Government agreed to the 700 Billion dollar bail-out of the Financial industry, did they not see the writing on the wall that they would start lining up for hand-outs.

I don’t think that any of these industries should be, “Bailed Out”.  They made the mess and they should fix it themselves.

But what about all the employees that it would effect?

First of all, the CEO’s who are demanding there 10 million dollar bonuses when the company is about to go into bankruptcy,  should go to jail.  They are part of the reason for the problems.They could sell all those private jets and fly coach.

Secondly, the unions not being willing to negotiate a cut in pay is foolish.  Many companies have shut down in America because cannot  stay competitive in the market.  I was told that some auto workers are making an average of 75.00 per hour and they are not willing take a cut. I say they take a cut or they need to fire them and get a new workforce willing to work for half  that.  People would line up and the car manufacturers could compete.  IT IS BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE,  LOSING THE JOBS FOR GOOD.

SOMEONE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX YOUR OWN MESS.

Now that I have expressed my opinion let’s look at a biblical point of this.  They bible is clear about the love of money and greed.  Many of these problems are caused because people worship there pocket books instead of God!

We need to pray for all involved in this mess.  From the CEO’s, workers, and the government officials.  We need to pray that God will intervene and bring people to their knees and repent.

God is in control, and if people would trust him, he will provide!