It should be a comforting thought to know we don’t have to do the heavy lifting of going before God. He is always at work and we can always join Him. It’s not complicated, and He made it that way on purpose.

I love that God has an open invitation for us to join Him in His existing work. He has a lot of work to do. He is always revealing His goodness. Always extending kindness. Always inviting people into His grace. Always looking for ways to bless people. Always looking to be revealed.

The question I once had to ask myself was this: Do I see my business as connected to His?

I’ve met many believers who separate the two. They view faith as belonging in church, and business belonging in the marketplace. It’s a belief that ministry happens on Sunday, and work happens Monday through Friday, but God never intended that divide.

If He designed you and I on purpose, and if He placed you and I in our respective fields of influence intentionally, then our business is not separate from His work in the world. It is one of the places where His work is meant to happen. Your business as God’s business means you see yourself as a steward, not just an operator.

We are stewards of words.

Every day we speak to someone: Vendors, customers, employees, partners, competitors. We can use our words to criticize and control, or we can use them to encourage and build up. A business owner who speaks life into people stands out. Encouragement costs nothing, but it reflects the invaluable heart of God.

We are stewards of time.

Our calendars are not just filled with transactions. They’re filled with actual people. There are moments to pause and listen, moments to mentor, and moments to help someone think through a hard season. When we slow down long enough to care for others, our business becomes a place of refuge for others, not just a source of demand and pressure.

We are stewards of finances.

Profit is not the enemy of faith. Profit is a tool. Revenue creates opportunity and margin creates freedom. When a business is healthy and profitable, it can bless generously. Many business owners I know use their overflow to fund missions, to support families in crisis, and to invest in God’s work in their communities. When we steward our finances well, we position ourselves to join God in meeting needs that would otherwise go unmet.

We are stewards of action.

God’s business is kindness, generosity, and love in action. He cares for the brokenhearted. He lifts the poor. He restores dignity. He shares good news with people who need hope. We can do the same.

I’ve done all these things in the marketplace, both as an employee and as a business owner. It doesn’t have to be weird or judgmental. You don’t have to turn every conversation into a sermon or force spiritual terminology into every meeting. Just be open to join God with whatever He reveals Himself at work in around you, and as soon as you see it, jump right in with confidence.

It has most often been in the middle of an ordinary day that the greatest opportunities to join God in His work have presented themselves before me. Sometimes it’s been encouragement. Sometimes it’s been a generous and unexpected financial contribution. Sometimes it’s been praying with an employee falling apart in my office.

My business as God’s business means I cannot compartmentalize my faith. I integrate it by allowing the character of God to shape my leadership, my decisions, the company culture I build, and my giving.

As a regular exercise, I find it helpful to ask a few questions as I seek to remain aligned with God’s business. I ask myself:

These questions help me measure success by more than revenue growth. I also measure it by the impact of generosity, the integrity and focus of my decisions, and my witness to others. And while I understand God can use anything to accomplish His purposes, I am so grateful He is willing to work through me. In fact, He works through any person who is willing to say yes.

And He’s looking for business owners and marketplace professionals who are willing to say yes. Not just yes to building their brand. Not just yes to growing their company. But yes to partnering with Him in the work He is doing directly around them.