Henry Ford’s Incomplete Formula – part 3

Another key element missing from Henry Ford’s formula was –Planned Action

While we continuously work to fix and improve our belief problem, we also have to figure out how to make something happen relative to our knowledge, experience and ability. (God expects us to use the talents that we have and He isn’t concerned about talents that we don’t have.)

How do we make something happen?

Start asking yourself the following kinds of questions:

Note: to save space, I am going to use the acronym KEA to refer to knowledge, experience, and ability.

1. Who could benefit from my KEA?
2. Who wants to have my KEA for themselves?
3. Who wants my KEA but doesn’t want to get it for themselves?
4. Who wants my KEA because they don’t have enough time?
5. Who wants my KEA but doesn’t think they have the money or resources?
6. For those who have an interest in my KEA, how could I help them?
7. Who could benefit the most from my KEA?

Ask yourself these questions and write down as many answers as you can come up with.

Then, think some more and “DOUBLE” the number of answers you have written down. Once you do this, you will have really thought about you and your knowledge, experience, and
ability.

Now, look over your written answers. Which 1-3 answers looks like they hold the most potential? Ok, take these 1-3 items and write down a rough plan of how to pursue these
items or how to take them to the next level.

What questions do you need answered? Whose help do you need? What resources would be necessary?

Now, take action! Move! Pick up that phone! Write that letter! Email that person. Go see the individual that you need to see! Go ask some questions! Put together a
presentation and go present it!

Go do whatever it is that you know you need to do.

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Henry Ford’s Incomplete Formula – part 2

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Part of what was missing from Henry Ford’s formula was – Belief.

Without faith and belief, nothing good is going to happen in our lives. So, the first thing you and I must do is fix our belief problems and have faith in God.

In simple terms, we have to believe that God wants to create beauty and wealth through us and in us.

In the Lord’s Prayer, we hear Jesus praying, “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven…”

Now, here are a couple of questions for you:

1. What’s it like in Heaven?
2. What does God want it to be like in our lives here on earth?

First, the picture of Heaven that we see described throughout the Bible is a picture of peace, happiness, completeness, beauty, splendor, and untold wealth.

Second, the Lord’s Prayer plainly tells us that God wants it to be the same way in our lives as it is in Heaven.

How did I get that you ask?

Well, since God’s will IS done in Heaven we can say that Heaven is a picture of God’s will. Further, since we have a pictorial description of Heaven, we have a picture of what
we should be trying to recreate here on earth in our lives — and recreating that picture is God’s will.

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Henry Ford’s Incomplete Formula – part 1

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Henry Ford made the statement, “The only real security that a man can have is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.”

This is only partially true.

First and foremost, as Christians, we know that our security (both in this world and in the world to come) is of God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Second, in reality, there are lots of people with knowledge, experience and ability. In fact, you are one of them!

You have knowledge, experience, and ability — but are you a Millionaire For Jesus?

Mr. Ford obviously didn’t provide the complete formula in his statement.

I’ll complete the formula in the next couple of posts…

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Famished souls versus pleasant riches…

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Proverbs 10:3 tells us, “The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish”.

The Word of God is true. God will not allow believers to starve to death. But, He will let them live paycheck to paycheck, living a life of barely getting by.

Proverbs 24:4 states, “By knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches”.

Friend, if you want to increase your wealth you are going to have to increase your knowledge.

When we as people go spend money, do we spend it on ignorant people who can’t give us what we want?

Of course not! We spend money on knowledgeable people who CAN give us what we want.

How can you increase your knowledge? While there are several different ways, reading books is the primary method.

“But I don’t like to read.” you say?

Then, “You don’t like to be wealthy.” I say!

If reading is hard for you, then help yourself get better by reading. Also, most public libraries have free programs designed to help people improve their reading. Go sign up!

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How to have a happy and satisfying life…

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As much as you might think otherwise, there really is no lasting satisfaction or happiness in material possessions and wealth.

As you well know, there are many examples of people we could look at who have money but they have no real happiness or satisfaction in life.

The reason? Because as James 4:3 warns us, wealth and abundance are for much greater purposes than to just “consume it upon our own lusts”.

Let me tell you how to have a happy and satisfying life… Love people. Help people. Lead people to Christ while you are loving and helping them.

Just yesterday, my wife felt a burden to go give some clothes to a needy family that we had become aware of. So, she gets them some clothes and goes to deliver them. Upon arrival, the mother of this family describes to my wife a very urgent financial need in their family. Further, this woman had called everyone one she knew asking for some temporary help — but no one was in a position to help her.

So, my wife calls me up, tells me about the situation and we agreed that we wanted to help this family out.

As we helped this family out financially, we were able to to tell them about Christ and give them some Biblical principles and counselling. As we explained that Christ gave each of us the gift of everlasting life, we also explained that our financial help was a gift to them and that they did not have to pay us back. Their only responsibility, we explained, was that they had to help someone else out down the path of life and when they did, they had to share Christ with whoever it is that they helped out.

If you’ve never done this, you can’t imagine the impact that it has on them and the “happiness in Christ” that it brings to you.

Last night, my wife and I went to bed with grateful hearts knowing that we had made a difference in the Kingdom of God. Now that is satisfaction and happiness.

By the way, I readily acknowledge that there are people with money who give significantly to various charities. And, while this is certainly better than nothing, I believe you and I are of much greater value to the Kingdom of God when we help people on a one-on-one basis.

As a person helping another person, you can have a much, much greater impact on people’s lives when you help them directly.

I would dare say that much – and in many cases all – of the impact for Christ is lost when people end up at charities for help. Why? Because at a charity, people are just one of many. They are just someone in a line. Pretty much all personalization is gone.

When we look at the Biblical examples left by Jesus, we see that He either helped people on a direct basis, or He dispatched someone from within his inner circle to go help people. And now, as Christians, we are His inner circle dispatched to go do a work for Him. From my study of the Bible, I don’t see anywhere where Jesus tells us to delegate our work for the Lord to some charity.

Please understand, I’m not bashing charities in this post. What I am telling you is that you and I have a GREAT work to do for God. You and I have a great commission from our Lord Jesus Christ.

Let’s get to work for the Lord!

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If all the money in the world was divided up…

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According to the World Gold Council, there is the equivalent of 4,000 Billion US Dollars in reserves backing up the “money” that is floating around the world.

On the other hand, the International Programs Center tells us that there are just under 6.5 Billion people in the world.

So, if we divide 4,000 by 6.5, we see that there is enough gold in the world for every man, woman, boy, and girl to have $615 Billion dollars each.

If we were to throw in just a few more of the many assets our world contains, such as silver and oil our $615 Billion could easily triple or quadruple.

The fact is, God has created unfathomable wealth.

Do you think it’s any problem for Him to give you a few million of it?

I don’t think so!

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Do you doubt that it’s God’s will for you to be wealthy?

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Consider the following scenario:

You’ve got at least a months worth of “manual labor” that you need performed and you are looking for someone to help you with it. Just as you are thinking about who could help you, you notice a begger on the side of the road. You pull your car over and inform the man that you have at least a months worth of work that you would be happy to pay him for if he’s interested. He quickly lets you know that he’s not the least bit interested in your work – he’s completely happy staying right where he’s at.

Would you lose respect for this person because of his unwillingness to better himself?

If you are like most people, you probably would.

But yet, many, many people who profess to be Christians act out this very scenario before God every day!

What am I talking about?

Here is what Deuteronomy 8:18 says: “But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth”.

Take a close look at the phrase, “for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth”.

To me, this phrase means that God gives you and I the opportunity and capability to get wealth.

Are we going to turn up our noses at God and say we don’t want to be wealthy?

Is it possible that peoplel feel more self-righteous and pious by continuing to be poor?

God forbid!

Spend some time thinking about this and then feel free to comment back.

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