Stop Worrying and Build Your Business

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God" (NIV, Philippians 4:6)


Are you anxious about your business pursuits? Has the worldly worry about the economy, health care, swine flu, spending habits and all other topics gotten inside of your head and started eating a little hole of doubt in your brain? The scripture tells us, “Do not be anxious about anything.” That means don’t be worried about anything going on around you, including all the stores closing up, all the doomsday talk or anything else.

Holding to this idea has to be a conscious decision on the part of any Christian woman in business. Taking steps in your business life with confidence means knowing how to implement Biblical principles in practical ways while carrying on your workday.

Remember, God is still in control. It’s easy to forget this truth when everything you hear is negative and full of gloom. The media industry makes its money by creating reports that people tune in to hear. For some reason, people in this modern society are becoming more drawn to the negative side of things. That’s why news reports of negative situations get a lot of attention.

But this is not what feeds your soul, or the success of your business. You can’t spend time dwelling in negative reports about how bad the economy is and think about how great your next product sale will be at the same time.

Letting your mind get saturated by reports of hatred, anger, and doom will start to set up a battle in your mind to stay focused on your plans for a prosperous business future. Consistent negative reports bring up feelings of fear and fear can make you feel too afraid to try anything new and innovative.

Keep a grip on reality. The truth is that the world is always has been and always will be full of turmoil. At this time in the business world, the economic conditions are shifting and changing. The downward spiral toward economic depression has been halted and a turnaround is in progress.

Instead of being stuck in thoughts of impending disaster, you can keep your mind prayerfully open to get new, creativity ideas. The world is looking for new products and services. Instead of seeing lack and limitation, the reality is that you area a child of the God of the Universe.


There is an endless supply of ideas that are just waiting to be brought to the world. Instead of being in fear that your business won’t survive doing what it’s always done, throw your heart and mind open. You could be the one to bring new ideas to the marketplace that have never been seen or heard of before.

Be responsible for your business operations. Learn how to run your business better using solid business principles that keep your operations changing and shifting as necessary to respond to your target market.

Use the privileges you have to present your requests about your businesses in prayerful petitions before the Lord before setting about any new task. Ask for the success of your decisions. Ask to be alerted in your spirit if something isn’t going right or if you’re about to make a wrong move. Ask to know exactly how to go forward without hesitancy.

An important key for business women is to do all of this with thanksgiving. The scripture is saying that absolutely everything you put in prayer and petition should be presented with a spirit of thanksgiving. Does that mean the hard and difficult things too? Absolutely.

Being thankful no matter what the situation shows your strong faith that your business isn’t yours at all – it’s the Lords. If there’s something difficult going on in the business, be thankful. Prayerfully ask to learn the lessons you need to know so the next decisions will bring needed changes.

When the business gets a tremendous break or experiences a big sale, express thankfulness. Sit down and review what happened so you can do this again or even create a way to systematically implement the successful process into your operations.

As you can see, being able to not be anxious about anything, takes conscious awareness on your part. It also requires that you take the steps required to not be worried. Present your requests in prayerful petitions before the Lord with thanksgiving at all times. Turn off the negative bombardments that want to capture your thoughts and make you feel fear and instead, keep your mind and heart on the possibilities of the future in your business.

You never know what tremendously fabulous idea is just waiting to be brought to the world through your business operations.