“How should I invest myself in my church?” While the money you contribute to your church is valuable, God wants you to give more than just money. He wants you to use the talents He has given you and the skills you’ve acquired through your work in the business world to strengthen your church. Meet with your pastor and other church leaders to ask how you could best use your talents and skills to serve your congregation.

Be creative and expect that, as you pray about it and discuss it, God may reveal ways to serve that you hadn’t considered before. Also consider how you can ask your company as a whole can help meet needs at your church – from conducting training events to giving a financial gift.

“How should I become involved in my community?” Ask God to show you why He led you to your particular community and what you specific ways you can bless people in your local area. Wherever you live, you can make your community a better place and glorify God in the process. Pray for clear guidance on how you can use the skills you’ve developed in the business world to help your community.

“How does my business fit into God’s kingdom?” Your work on the job affects much more than just your company; it has a significant positive impact on God’s kingdom if you consistently live out your faith at work. Ask God to expand your vision beyond just your immediate workplace to help you recognize how He is using you to benefit His kingdom as a whole. Then continue to stay in close touch with God each day and obey His leading to continue to accomplish something of great and lasting value in His kingdom.

Published April 5, 2009

Adapted from God in the Marketplace: Experiencing His Will in Your Work, copyright 2009 by Henry and Richard Blackaby. Published by B&H Publishing Group, Nashville, Tn., http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/.

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Henry Blackaby is founder and president emeritus of Blackaby Ministries International, an organization built to help people experience God. His book Experiencing God has sold four million copies to date and been translated into more than 45 languages. Blackaby and his wife Marilynn live in Rex, Georgia, and have five children and 14 grandchildren.

Richard Blackaby is president of Blackaby Ministries International and the oldest child of Henry and Marilynn Blackaby. He holds degrees from the University of Saskatchewan, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Dallas Baptist University. Richard and his wife Lisa have three children and live in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada.