5 Mindsets for Success and Prosperity for Christian Entrepreneurs

One of my companies is a branding and marketing agency for charter schools.  We are extremely targeted in our niche. This devotion to one single type of client has helped us grow tremendously.

But it wasn't always like this.  Before, I was a “generalist” agency.  I'd serve anyone that needed branding services.

However, everything changed when I joined this group called 7 Figure Agency. The founder of this group promised that if I pick a niche and follow his formula, I could grow my agency to 7 figures and beyond.  He has grown his agency using the same formula he was going to teach me, so I jumped into his program.

And boy was I receptive to his teachings.  I really wanted to break the 7-figure mark in revenue.  I was very perceptive to all of his teachings.  I actively attended the quarterly intensives and weekly online meetings.  And even though I had been an entrepreneur for 20 years, I humbled myself and took his online courses so that I could learn what I didn't know.  And since he had grown his agency to 7 figures, I believed in his program.

And guess what?  It works!  Everything he taught, if I applied it correctly, would work!

As Godpreneurs who are looking to run kingdom-first businesses, we have the opportunity to look at the Bible as a big book on business management and entrepreneurial success.

But if we don't jump into the Bible as the ultimate MBA business course on how to be successful and prosperous in business, we'll miss many important lessons God wants to teach us.

Last blog we learned that the first secret to discernment is to desire it.

However, it’s not enough to merely desire discernment along our entrepreneurial journey; we must be willing to embrace what it takes to develop it.

Proverbs 2: 1-5 reads

[1] My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, [2] turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding— [3] indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, [4] and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, [5] then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

From Solomon's wisdom, we can grab 5 essential qualities you need to have as a kingdom-first business owner if you want to experience success and prosperity along your entrepreneurial journey.

1) A Receptive Mindset

A receptive mindset isn’t passive but actively listens, intending to learn and obey. It’s a heart that attentively inclines towards wisdom, eager to absorb and apply God’s teachings to the business.

2) A Perceptive Mindset

This involves recognizing the immense value of God’s Words to the business. To treasure something means to value it highly, to guard and protect it because of its worth. Godpreneur’s with a perceptive mindset see God’s commandments as precious treasures to be stored and cherished. This creates in us a heart that perceives the authority of God’s Word, understanding that its instructions carry eternal weight and truth for the marketplace.

3) An Actively Pursuing Mindset

This pursuit is likened to searching for silver or hidden treasures—activities that demand effort, dedication, and persistence. God-first business owners must recognize our deep need for wisdom along the entrepreneurial journey and pursue it more fervently than worldly riches.

4) A Humble Mindset

True wisdom and discernment reside in humility, in the recognition of our limitations as entrepreneurs and the need to submit to God's higher understanding of the business world. Pride blocks discernment; it convinces us that we already possess all necessary knowledge for business success. Humility, on the other hand, opens us up to learn and grow in God's wisdom.

5) A Believing Mindset

The path to discernment is rooted in faith, trusting in God's promises for our entrepreneurial life. This believing mind turns to God, confident that He will provide the wisdom we seek for our business when we approach Him with a heart full of the right attitude.

Conclusion

True discernment isn't found within ourselves; it's found in God's Word. Many “gurus” and social media influencers will push the cultural mantra that wisdom is rooted in personal experience and that emotion is a fallacy. Real wisdom, discernment, and truth in entrepreneurship come from God and are revealed in His Word.

Imagine if we all considered how we approach the pursuit of wisdom and discernment along our entrepreneurial journey. 

Now is the time to take practical steps towards developing a mind and heart that seeks and treasures God's Wisdom for our business ventures.

We must commit to reading His Word diligently, pray for a humble and receptive spirit, and trust that God will guide us in all discernment for leading our company.

This is the path to a business life grounded in truth and focused on Jesus.