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Trudy Beerman
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PAY THE CHRISTIAN! Your Result is a Cash Exchange Away?
21 minutes Posted May 20, 2016 at 7:00 am.
"The servant answered Saul again, “Here, I have with me a quarter of a shekel of silver, and I will give it to the man of God to tell us our way.”
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FACT: Money will always be exchanged for something more valuable.
1Samuel
Read for full context in 1 Samuel 9.  Here are some of the things this show will look at:
Here are some noteworthy business applications from this story:
1. Saul was on a mission but his strategy was D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself, 'winging it')
2. The D.I.Y. approach was not bringing Saul the result he desired
3. His efforts were unprofitable for so long, his family was now concerned
4. Saul's last option was to quit or get help
5. Saul realized he had a problem that he could not solve on his own.
6. Saul was willing to pay for a solution.
7. Saul's problem was urgent, and time-bound.
8. The man of God had the solution to his problem.
9. In this moment, Saul had a cash flow problem.  He did not have a flow of cash.
10. Saul borrowed the money he needed  from a resource knowing his ability to repay the debt later.
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