31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life E-Book

Os Hillman

• Herausgeber: BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Seitenzahl: 146

Beschreibung

Bring the power of God to your workplace. The majority of our waking hours are spent at work, but few of us understand how to use the Word of God in our professional lives to help us succeed and have impact. 31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life provides thirty-one covenant promises for you to decree and claim over your company, team members, community, and family.  Each day includes: • an encouraging devotion based upon a spiritual truth found in Scripture, • ten empowering decrees to root you in the certainty of God's blessings, • relevant Bible passages to enrich your understanding, and • an activation to mobilize your faith. Learn to speak blessings over your professional life and uphold Christian values in the workplace as you enjoy both biblical and modern-day stories of people living out Scripture and manifesting God's promises on earth. 

Leseprobe

This book shares incredible stories that remind us of God’s tremendous promises and encourage us to live a bold life of faith.

—Steve Green, president, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.; founder & chairman of the board, the Museum of the Bible

As a prayer mobilizer, I love reading books on prayer. It is rare that I find one as practical as 31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life by my friend, Os Hillman. Praying through this book is a practical way to bring your work under the hand of God.

—Dave Butts, chairman, America’s National Prayer Committee

Os Hillman has released another masterpiece! Somehow, he managed to distill decades of hard-won wisdom and remarkable stories into a 31-day devotional. It is sure to inspire while giving you practical, actionable steps to advance your career and your walk with the Lord. Every page inspired me, and I found myself reading the entire devotional in one sitting. It’s that good!

—Michael Q. Pink, author, Selling Among Wolves

31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life is a daily manifesto of sorts, full of one-day-at-a-time quick thoughts that will enliven your leadership, equip your mind, embolden you to take a stand, and encourage you in your complex, often tiring world of leading your firm. You will love diving into the practical decrees and learning how to activate them on mission-critical arenas of sales, profit, clients, employees, and, yes, even your enemies.

—Greg Leith, CEO, Convene Corporation

Many followers of Jesus desire to honor God through their business ventures and create a legacy of faithful significance. This 31-day journey through powerful truths, provocative declarations, and a myriad of fundamental resolutions every believer must make can help change the course of your marketplace experience.

—Mike Sharrow, CEO, The C12 Group

There is no better way to start your day than trusting in God’s promises. In 31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life, Os Hillman has done a masterful job weaving in Scripture, stories, and practical action to help you powerfully live out your faith each day.

—Larry Julian, author, God Is My CEO

This outstanding book is soaked in Scripture and filled with faith-inspiring testimonies and life-altering declarations that can help us fulfill our assignment.

—Dr. Joseph Mattera, pastor, Resurrection Church; director, United Coalition of Apostolic Leaders

God speaks to us through stories, nudging us out of our comfort zones to trust him for miracles, impact, and more love. These amazing true stories and decrees of blessing inspire us to stretch our faith so that we can be more active parts of God’s miracles in our world.

—Karen Covell, producer & founding director, the Hollywood Prayer Network

Os’s book is certainly “for such a time as this.” God has stated in Job 22:28, “You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways” (NKJV). Os Hillman has given us a masterful tool to fulfill this Scripture in so many ways. Read it. Use it. Decree it!

—Franklin Santagate, executive vice president marketing, Pure Flix

31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life is an extraordinary work, rich with profound biblical promises, inspired testimonies, and practical applications. Any reader that intentionally and courageously believes God’s promises and takes the steps of faith depicted in this book is assured a transformed family and work life, enriched and empowered with God’s blessings.

—Steve Fedyski, CEO, Cloudburst Entertainment

Os delivers again! How many times have you read Scripture, heard sermons, and prayed, only to later feel stranded and powerless when a testing desert experience is front and center? By not only reading but also applying these covenant promises to any situation, believers may now live in a place of power, protection, and perseverance unlike any before.

—Jason Brown, chief marketing officer, Marketplace Chaplains

Os Hillman is transparent and powerful. This daily devotional is practical, tactical, factual, and biblical. It is going to change the way we all approach our workplaces. We finally have a tool that will bring the power of God to work with us.

—Jim Brangenberg, radio host, iWork4Him

Os brings us a practical and inspirational brand of devotion, born of years in the workforce prior to full-time ministry. It’s the kind of devotion where we live, where we struggle, where we hurt, and yet are urged on, pressing in and pressing higher. We are often not delivered from our troubles; Os helps us get closer to Jesus, who, alone, delivers us through our troubles.

—Terry Botwick, founder & president, Papatime

Os’s book is terrific. I now see him as a spiritual pharmacist. What a great idea to create this easy reference source of these vital biblical declarations. It’s a simple and powerful daily prescription for living a vigorously healthy spiritual life in Jesus, the Great Physician!

—Gordon Pennington, international advisor; mentor; branding and communications strategies consultant

God’s Word brings us nearer to him as we read, ponder, profess, and practice it. Os Hillman’s 31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life powerfully trains readers in the transformational lifestyle of not only believing but also declaring God’s Word to bring focus to our faith and God’s authority to every aspect of our lives.

—Kathy Branzell, president, National Day of Prayer Task Force

In this new book, Os challenges us to fully discover and actively apply God’s covenant promises in the context of our work. The practical integration of God’s living Word into our daily vocational challenges is a revelation and will inspire you to take bolder actions based on God’s Word.

—Karen A. Howells, founder & president, The Howells Group; board member, 4 Word Advisory

You know all those books sitting on your shelf that promised you success and breakthrough but didn’t deliver? This is not one of those. Solidly grounded in Scripture and faith, 31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life calls your spirit higher and trains you to use decrees to bring your work into alignment with heaven.

—James Kramer, CEO, Pneuma33 Creative and Commissioned

In 31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life, Os Hillman arms us with simple yet profound tools that, when engaged, have the power to shape the life that we long to experience. This is one of those books you buy by the case—every company retreat should be handing these out like candy!

—Anna Kramer, chief creative officer, Pneuma33 Creative and Commissioned

31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life is another amazing way to get people in the workplace to pray daily, seek God, and continually shift their thinking about using their gifts in the workplace. Hillman helps people understand God’s call on their lives to impact his kingdom every day, in every area in which they have influence.

—Ford Taylor, founder, TL Transformational Leadership/TL On Demand

In 31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life, Os Hillman gives practical and powerful insights to help us understand that our work is not just what we do, but it ultimately illumines who we are. Pick up this book and let these truths seep into your head and heart. Your view of your work will never be the same again!

—Joe Battaglia, broadcaster; producer; author, The Politically Incorrect Jesus and Unfriended

There is a global misunderstanding about the legitimate authority that workplace leaders have over their destiny and the destinies of their businesses. Os has compiled a testimony treasure trove of the lives of leaders who understood this authority and the responsibility that goes with it. But this book is not just a compilation of stories; it is also filled with the Scriptural evidence you can apply to your own life. 31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life is rich in wisdom and the breath of the Spirit!

—Paul L. Cuny, president, MarketPlace Leadership International; author, Nehemiah People

“You will also declare a thing, and it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways.”

JOB 22:28 NKJV

CONTENTS

Foreword

Introduction

Day 1Speak the Glory of God

Day 2Speak to Your Mountain

Day 3Speak Provision for the Needy

Day 4Speak to Your Sales

Day 5Speak to Your Provision

Day 6Speak to Your Circumstance

Day 7Speak Words of Life

Day 8Speak Peace and Unity to Your Team

Day 9Speak Financial Blessing

Day 10Speak to Marriages Represented in Your Workplace

Day 11Speak God’s Protection

Day 12Speak Favor with Your Clients and Customers

Day 13Speak Favor over Your Enemies

Day 14Speak Protection in Times of Uncertainty

Day 15Speak Innovation and New Ideas

Day 16Speak Blessing over Families in Your Workplace

Day 17Speak Peace over Conflicts among Team Members

Day 18Speak Blessing over Clients and Customers

Day 19Speak Favor in Your Community

Day 20Speak to Rebellion

Day 21Speak a New Identity

Day 22Speak Courage in Times of Uncertainty

Day 23Speak Encouragement

Day 24Speak Endurance

Day 25Speak Your Vision

Day 26Speak Freedom and Boundaries

Day 27Speak Cultural Impact

Day 28Speak Praise in All Things

Day 29Speak to Your Enemies

Day 30Speak Success

Day 31Speak to Disease

Endnotes

About the Author

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DEDICATED TO

PAMELA

My helpmate and fellow lover of God’s Word who keeps the wind in my sail.

FOREWORD

I first met Os Hillman at a meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was the keynote speaker. I was at his book table buying every book he had ever written and, as Os tells the story, he “came over to see if I was friend or foe.” I had never met him, but based on the profound wisdom from God’s Word that I was seeing just skimming his marketplace books at that table, I was certainly hoping to be his friend. As the years have gone by, I have watched Os put that wisdom into practice in so many areas of his life. There are no walls or lines drawn between his workplace, worship, and personal life; God’s Word and will flow freely through all of them with power and joy. I am grateful to be a friend and fan of Os. His daily TGIF devotions and marketplace books have challenged and changed the way we lead. 31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life will change the way you think and the way you live.

Our lives are filled with millions of thoughts. Have you ever stopped to think about the things you are thinking? Do you ask yourself, Who told you that? or Where did you hear that? Have you ever stopped to think about all the things you heard in one day? Do you ever pause to listen to what you are saying and then ask yourself, Is what I am saying truth? Do you ever stop and ask the following questions: Are the words coming out of my mouth adding or taking away life? Are they helpful or hurtful? Do they declare God’s truth, or are they coming from an opinion, preference, or emotion that I am feeling?

If faith comes by hearing, what are you hearing, and how is it shaping what you believe? Realize that our behavior follows our beliefs; it weakens or strengthens our lives based on how it aligns with what God says. Who are you listening to? Who are you believing and repeating? Are you ever at a loss for words—you don’t know what to think or say? Our lives must be built on the solid rock of God’s Word, will, and ways, not the shifting, often selfish opinions of the world around us.

Os’ book is a practical way to put God’s Word in front of ourselves every morning so that it fills our thoughts and shapes our day. Os has studied the Scriptures to bring God’s wisdom and promises to our attention. This is not a random “name it, claim it” practice where you imagine what you want and attempt to claim it into reality. This is reality according to God, found in specific Scriptures that he has declared over his creation and his children, for his glory and purpose. Our assignment is to declare these in agreement with God in order to walk in God’s authority and under God’s authority. These declarations are God-authored, Spirit-inspired prayers of faith.

In 2 Timothy,

Kathy Branzell,

President, National Day of Prayer Task Force

INTRODUCTION

The Bible is a book of history, stories, and promises. It is an amazing collection of sixty-six books written over a period of fifteen hundred years by forty different authors. Someone counted the number of promises in the Bible and found around seventy-five hundred of them.

A covenant promise is a promise from God that we are to believe and pray into existence. Those promises can be for healing, prosperity, protection, security, peace, wisdom, and more. When Jesus prayed the Lord’s Prayer that “heaven would come on earth as it is in heaven,” that meant we were to pray and manifest his promises on the earth.

I’ve provided thirty-one categories of covenant promises for you to decree and claim for your work and life in this book. We will examine the various circumstances in Scripture and real-life stories of application of these verses to your daily work life. I’ll share stories of those who are living out the Scripture.

When Jesus told his disciples that he was going to be leaving them, he said he was going to give them the keys of the kingdom to loose on earth and loose in heaven and bind on earth and bind in heaven. “And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16:19 NKJV).

Many examples in Scripture show people using their authority to decree a matter. They spoke things to be done and experienced the supernatural physical manifestation. Joshua spoke to the walls of Jericho to fall down, and they did. Jesus spoke to Lazarus to come forth, and he did. Jesus said to Peter to walk on the water, and he did.

All of these are examples of the Word being decreed over a matter. When God told Moses to “speak to the rock” instead of striking the rock, it represented a change in paradigm for Moses. God was calling Moses to operate at a new dimension he’d never experienced before.

Moving in a new dimension with God means moving in a greater dimension of faith. Sometimes faith is spelled risk. Peter risked drowning when Jesus invited him to walk on the water. The priests risked losing the ark of the covenant when crossing the Jordan River at flood stage. Joshua risked looking foolish by walking around the city of Jericho and blowing a trumpet to take a city in battle. There are many examples of faith requiring risk.

Most of us spend 70 percent of our waking hours at work. But few of us understand how to use the Word of God to help us succeed in our working life. We need help in knowing how to manifest God’s presence in our work life. Moses said, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here” (Exodus 33:15 NKJV).

It’s important to note that when we say we are to decree a thing, it does not mean that God is a genie who responds to every word we might decree. It must be combined with faith and the leading of the Holy Spirit in our lives. The church has been guilty of a name-it-claim-it heresy in the past that is not biblical. What we are talking about here is following what the Bible teaches about manifesting the Word of God in our everyday life and being led by the Holy Spirit. “The mature children of God are those who are moved by the impulses of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 8:14 TPT).

May this book allow you to enter a new dimension of faith as you decree the Word of God over your work, family, and everyday life.

I speak the glory of God over my work.

DAY ONE

SPEAK THE GLORY OF GOD

Put your heart and soul into every activity you do, as though you are doing it for the Lord himself and not merely for others.

COLOSSIANS 3:23 TPT

Stanley Tam might not be a household name, but his story epitomizes what we need to understand about our work life call—we are called to glorify and worship God through our work life.

Stanley Tam founded US Plastic Corporation in 1956. His company manufactures and supplies commercial and industrial plastic products to customers across the country. In 1955, he made an extraordinary decision. Following an urging he felt in prayer, he turned his entire business over to the Lord by forming a foundation to take 100 percent ownership of the company. The foundation distributes the profits from US Plastic Corporation to support communities and build churches across the world.