As one historic document put it, the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. As Christians in business, most of the time we enjoy the work that God has given us, but one of the biggest questions we face is how we can glorify Him with our businesses. I believe that we can glorify God through the decisions we make in our work. That includes the big decisions (e.g. what customers to serve and what products to sell) and the seemingly small decisions we make every day (e.g. how do I respond to this e-mail from an unhappy customer?).
Although many business decisions seemingly involve logical analysis, decision making that consistently glorifies God flows from having a Godly character. And that character is developed through a set of habitual behaviors (or disciplines) intentionally focused on glorifying God and growing in Christlikeness. All of these things only happen if we have a mindset (i.e. attitudes) that values Biblical truths.
The article linked below kicks off a new series where I plan to write about the five attitudes, seven behaviors, nine character traits, and twelve impact-defining decisions that business owners can focus on in glorifying God with their business.
Read what these 33 different aspects are and my plans for the series here.