In my last message, I shared about the opening God has created for me to join a medium size consulting company at 633 King’s Road, on the 15th floor.
It is a modern 35 story office building, opened in 2007. I have since found out that an English speaking church - Island ECC (Evangelical Community Church) is housed on the 1st & 2nd floors. On the 10th floor housed the All Nations House of Prayers under the Incubator Ministries!
The building is a spiritual lighthouse for God in Hong Kong!
And I believe that God has called me to work in this building for a very special purpose. Let me explain.
There is a prayer group in the company I work for. Every Thursday, a number of them come together to pray at the All Nations House of Prayers on the 10th Floor. I have joined them 3 times so far. For the first 2 times, we prayed for personal needs. On the 3rd time, I suggested that we shared about their views of the company.
One senior architect who joined the meeting shared that the company lacked system. Although senior architects play the role of project managers, oversee the running of projects and co-ordinate inputs from architects, engineers and quantity surveyors, she finds a lack of co-operation from the engineers and the quantity surveyors. Although all 3 disciplines are from the same company, the clients often comment that they seem to be dealing with 3 different companies. It is an issue of disunity!
I asked those present to start praying for a better system and for the senior management.
I am finding the same issues with the projects under my control. The lack of system created many problems, resulting in “fire-fighting” all the time!
One major problem is leadership, or the lack of it! Everyone is left to one’s own devices, working long hours but not seeing the results needed to progress the projects satisfactorily!
As I sought the Lord for wisdom in how I could help to improve the situation, I felt in my heart that the company needed a major overhaul. The management style and company culture both needed to be reformed.
I believe God has called me at this time to be His light in the marketplace, starting with this company. I know God has taught us many of His principles in the Bible, in the management of projects, personnel, finance, clients etc.. All successful companies understood and practice these principles, including non-Christian ones.
I have some ideas already, but I will share more when I start to see results, hopefully in the not too distant future :)
I will first commit them to the Lord in prayers!
Jesus says “I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. You will rule them with an iron scepter; you will dash them to pieces like pottery." Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him [Ps 2:1-12 NIV]. God the Father has anointed His Son Jesus with all authority and power. He answered Jesus’ prayers. We, as Jesus co-heirs, can have the same power and authority. Yes, we shall see God anointing His children to do His bidding on earth, all the way till the end of time. But be sure to serve the Almighty God with integrity and a sincere heart, because no one can deceive God!
“This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. They keep saying to those who despise me, 'The LORD says: You will have peace.' And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts they say, 'No harm will come to you.'………See, the storm of the LORD will burst out in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of the wicked. The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand it clearly……..But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds” [Jer 23:16-40 NIV]. Let us hear God clearly and prophesy only what are from the Lord!
Hearing God includes heeding God’s words of wisdom which are abundant in Proverbs. “He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father. He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor…..He who leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance…….He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy…….He whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but he whose ways are perverse will suddenly fall. He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty……..He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favour than he who has a flattering tongue…….He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe. He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses. [Prov 28:7,8,10,13,18,19,23,24,26,27 NIV]
Amen and amen!
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