Transforming Your Workplace
This, then, is how you should pray: "Our father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Mat. 6:9-10
What would your workplace look like if this prayer were answered today where you work?
"Transformation" is a powerful word. Just hearing it, one almost automatically thinks of radical conversions and incredible change. But is it possible to transform your workplcae into something Christlike? Jesus thinks so.
In Anointed for Bussiness, Ed Silvoso tells story of a Filipino businessman who owned a hotel chain. God save this man and began an amazing transformation in his life and in his large-scale hotel.
The man owned a 1,600 room hotel that covered three buildings. Because of its rates and location, the hotel had become a haven for prostitution. There were over 2,000 employees, and the primary clientele was more than 3,000 prostitutes
One of Silvoso associates shared with the owner a formula for winning the lost. The businessman hired 40 pastors and told them to follow these instructions: (1) Speak peace to the wolves; bless those who curse you. (2) Eat and drink with the sinners; become their friends. (3) Pray for them and their needs.
The pastors were not to share the gospel until they'd met these three requirements for two years. What an investment! Ultimately, it paid off. The pastors followed these three rules and saw every single one of the 2,000 employees become saved. The hotel was upgraded to an executive level, raising the rates and forcing the prostitutes out because they could no longer afford it. The owner even added a prayer chapel with 24/7 prayer available to anyone by dialing "7" on the telephone. Two years later, 10,000 quests had received the Lord on the property.
That's transformation! And that's the kind of transformation we can see in our workplaces.
We just have to find the vision and the willingness to ask God, " Lord, what will you have me do?". Are you ready to be the Transformer?
-From TGIF
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