On Day 3 God said, “Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas: and God saw that it was good. Let the earth bring forth vegetation, the plants yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.”

 

Thus begins our model for an operating strategy. On Day 3, God introduces us to land, seas, vegetation and fruit trees. Four distinct things which all had a purpose in the making and timing of their appearance in the business God called Planet Earth. They speak to four very important business concepts:

1. Enter into Work
2. Invest K.A.S.H.
3. Harvest Short Term Opportunities
4. While Developing Long Term, Larger Opportunities

 

If you’re going to enter into work, you need to Plan Your Work:

“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.” Gen 2:15 Any farmer knows that before he works the land, he has to plan when to sow, what to sow, how much, etc. This plan goes into much detail. They say if you fail to plan, you plan to fail; yet planning is one thing most people think they are too busy for. A little bit of planning can save far more time and expense than it requires, but most of us prefer to fly by the seat of our pants. As a result, we get kicked in the rear end more than those who plan.

 

It’s a fact, that people spend more time planning their vacation than they do their retirement. How much sense does that make? Christ was slain from the foundation of the world. That was before we sinned. Planning is part of God’s strategy and should be one of ours. Plan your work.

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