My brother Nick is the man. He is a handsomer, more tan version of myself...and he can play the guitar, what a show-off? 😂

And normally this is where I would make a joke about how, "At least I have better hair"... but I can't because he's got great hair too! Nick you are amazing but that's not the point of this post! 😂 Okay, one more thing - here is a photo of us as little league super stars. Note - I had to wear an adult size hat because my head was too big for the kid ones...

Nick is also one of those guys who is really good at reading the bible, you know what I mean? Like, knowledgeable and stuff? I read a verse and am like, "This verse is good." Nick is like, "The original Greek means this and in Hebrew it means this and Jesus said something similar here and Moses said something about it here and don't forget about Isaiah referencing it here..."

To which, I usually reply....

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Because of that, I know that he is always going to have some great insight on things going on in my life. Recently, I was sharing some struggles that come with running a business and he sent me an awesome e-mail filled with encouragement that I thought I would share with you, since I know there are a lot of entrepreneurs in the walk in love. community!

9 Verses, Declarations + Prayers for Business

+ “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day." Deuteronomy 8:18

+ “And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands." Psalm 90:17

+ “For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the Lord of hosts. 'The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the Lord of hosts.” Haggai 2:6-9

+ "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." Luke 16:13

+ "Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality." Colossians 3:22-25

+ "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." 1 Timothy 6:10

+ "And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested." 1 Chronicles 4:10

+ "And they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever." 1 Kings 12:7

+ “You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light. You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small. You shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure, that your days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord your God is giving you." Deuteronomy 25:13-15

+ "Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life." 1 Timothy 6:17-19

I hope they speak to you like they do me! Let me know in the comments if you have any verses that you love when it comes to business! - T.J.