Heyyyy Sistas! 👋🏾
I hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving with family & friends, new & old!
For those who don’t know, I’m a REALTOR® in the Dallas, TX metroplex and my God… what a beautiful and also challenging journey it has been to get here! We’re just getting started really! But there are so many things I’ve been learning in this journey of building my business with God as my CEO (as one of my favorite podcasters would say).
I want to share some of them with you for a few reasons:
For my sisters who may be in a similar space to know you’re not alone & you’re not crazy!
For my sisters who may be headed into this journey to know it’s okay to jump in, the water is fine out here… & even when it feels like it’s not, Jesus is in it with us!
& To illuminate how God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit can move in our lives & to remind anyone that I’m not special. God is no respecter of persons & you can truly have this same level of intimacy with the Lord. It’s so beautiful & it’s available to all who choose to pursue it. God is truly a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. 💞
Anyway, here are 7 Things I’m Learning as I Build My Business with God
1. God desires to enrich & equip us in the spiritual & the practical
I’m learning what it looks like to marry the two
Formerly — I sought the world’s wisdom for practical steps and added my faith to it.
I’m learning to take what the Bible says & operationalize it
I’m also learning that the Holy Spirit will indeed give us step by step instructions to actually move towards our goals & His plans, and to operate in excellence while doing so.
2. A different meaning of communing with God throughout the day
I’ve always had a knowing that God is always with me, but in this season of building & pursuing the goals and initiatives He’s given me, I’m learning that God’s presence is just as intimately with me as I do the things He’s given me to do as He is when I’m in the prayer closet.
I’m learning a new definition of what it means to dwell with Him throughout the day, and how my worship & my work don’t have to be separate
Yes, I still have set aside time for devotion, prayer, study, and worship, but now, I am truly experiencing what it feels like to allow God to saturate & guide every part of my day.
It’s pretty cool, too.
3. In that same vain, I’m gaining a deeper understanding of flowing with the Holy Spirit
I allow Him to guide how I plan each day, and throughout that day, I am just flowing with Him.
Spontaneous prayer
Spontaneous scripture coming to mind
Spontaneous nudges
Spontaneous rhema words for me or for us at TGOE
4. Seeing & experiencing faith & favor in new ways
God connecting dots & answering such nuanced prayers that I know it could’ve only been by His hand!
True peace that surpasses all understanding— diligence without toiling or worrying
Not saying I don’t ever have moments, but overall, I truly trust that if I just do what God says, I will be not just okay, but successful in all I do as I serve those He places in my path
5. A new level of submission
Allowing the Holy Spirit to guide me has meant not just being concerned with right & wrong, but more focused on fulfilling God’s will and operating by His standard.
Not perfection, but intentionality
It has also meant a different level of dying to my flesh
Keeping quiet when I want to speak
Tailoring my words
Speaking at times when I’d rather fade to the back
6. A new balance between rhema & written words from the Lord
Rhema is always backed by scripture, but may not always be spoken with the same words or with the same tone as a specific Bible verse or passage. It’s in the moment for a moment, past, present, or future.
The test: “Is this supported by scripture & how God’s character is outlined there?”
Truly seeing John 14:26 come to life
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.”
7. To let God lead our time together & to pivot as He shifts in different moments & seasons
I’ve had to get over the guilt that has tried to arise itself when the grace to commune with God in one specific way has lifted (or shifted).
I’ve had to make an intentional decision to move with God & commune with Him as He is calling me to in a given moment, day, or season.
Praise & worship
Fervent, warfare prayer
Quiet reflective prayer
Impartation & planning
Learning & gleaning from another anointed vessel
Whatever it is, I’m learning not to be so rigid in my expectations for how my time with God should go
which can sometimes be hard, because I like my routines, y’all! Lol
I pray this list blessed you, even if you are not (yet) a business owner!
What are you learning as you build your business (or your life in general) with God?
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2
This week, we continue our ‘Practical Steps for Deliverance’ Series and we’re focusing on Running Our Race of Faith.
Watch this week’s video, and grab the scriptures and practical steps below.
May God bless you along your journey to deliverance and in navigating your freedom in Christ Jesus!
Have a healthy & wholesome weekend,
Love you bunches 💞
Reference Scriptures
Matthew 11:28-30
Romans 5:3-5
Philippians 1:6
Video Notes
First things First → Decide that Jesus is #1
Submit to Him and make a decision that He is Lord over your life and your #1 priority
Ready to make that commitment? Read the following aloud:
Jesus, I thank You for dying on the cross for my sins and being raised again on the third day so that I may have life more abundantly. I submit my life to You today and ask You to be my Lord and to guide me by Your Holy Spirit. You are my #1 priority and my relationship with You is of utmost importance. In Jesus’ name!
Practical Steps for Enduring in Faith — A Quick Snapshot
Run your race of faith
The one God laid out for you specifically
Throw off any and everything that hinders or slows down your faith or interrupts your focus on Jesus
Resist the urge to approach this process from a place of religion & tradition, legalism, asceticism, or carnality
Allow the Holy Spirit to guide and empower you in this process on an ongoing basis
Remember, your ‘weights’ may not be the same as someone else’s
As you go from glory to glory, the ‘weights’ may be different, so be flexible and willing to move with the Holy Spirit
Watch the Video
Epiphani
Let’s address our first subscriber request:
'Letting go and accepting God’s will.’
Accepting God’s will starts with a deep understanding that His desires towards you are good—to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a hope & a future (Jer. 29:11), Anything He is instructing you to do (or has said ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to) is because He sees and knows all, from beginning to end, and like a parent, He wants the best for you. To be clear, God’s ways are not our ways, so His version of "best" may not align with yours at first.
However, as you spend more time with Jesus and get to know God's character and His overall will for His children, His ways will become yours and He will give you the desires of your heart. In other words, as you continue to walk with Jesus daily and spend time with Him, if you make a commitment to submit to and be led by Him in all ways, you will begin to look, act, and think more like Him—after all, we were made in His image. It is in intimacy with Jesus that we begin to gain insight into the Father's will for our lives, and from there, be led along the right path. It is from that place that our own desires begin to align with His.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll never have to let go or accept something based on what God wants for you, because you will likely have many more of these moments. However, it simply means that making the choice to let go or accept will become easier, because you’ve made the choice to submit your life to Jesus overall, knowing that His way truly is the best way. This is also something you can pray for and ask the Holy Spirit to empower you to do: "Lord, please help me to see things as You do, and help me to trust in You, Your will, and Your plans for my life."
I’m sure there are or have been specific situations where you are trying to let go or accept God’s will, and there’s nothing wrong with that. However, instead of focusing on forcing yourself to let go or accept that 'thing' whatever it may be, I encourage you to set that aside for now and focus more on cultivating a deeper understanding of who God is, embracing the fact that He is good in every sense of the word, and building faith and trust in Him as your Father and Lord. This all starts and grows with spending time with Him—reading His Word, spending time in prayer (whether speaking, thinking, or writing them), and spending time in worship (singing, dancing, giving thanks, etc.). As you grow in submission and intimacy with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, you will likely find that this process flows a lot more smoothly because you are being led by the Spirit more than you are fighting your desires. You may have been looking for a more “concrete” step-by-step answer to your current situation, but I believe it starts here. I pray this helps you along your journey!
You know I want to hear from you!
Respond in the comments below & let me know:
What helps you to accept God’s will and to let go of what/who is not a part of His plans?
What has been the biggest challenge for you in this area and how did you overcome it?
I look forward to reading your responses.
For now, have a healthy & wholesome week 💖
Love you bunches!
P.S. Check out this video for more insight on aligning with God's will for your life!
This is my version of what it looks like to trust God's plan for your life. It's an intentional (though not always easy) decision to rest in Him. 😌