KFLCC Kingdom Economics

Parabolic Principles of Financial Growth and Blessing

thus preventing birds from settling on the vines and damaging the plants. The third phase is that the vines must be fertilized to assist in the growth process. In vineyards, it is common to see no results the first year. But in a few years, with proper care and nourishment of the vines, the planter will enjoy a grape harvest. The fourth and very important process is to mark any branch that may die, and in the off season, to cut the dead branches from the vine. Any dead branch will sap the life from the other living branches, and eventually cause the vine not to produce fruit. Finally, the most enjoyable process is the harvesting of the grapes, which occurs in Israel between August and October on the normal cycle. If we take the five-fold process from planting to harvesting of a vineyard and apply it practically to our lives, we can see how the same five steps are important in the development of your own business or job growth and financial security. 1. Plant in the Right Location Vineyards must be planted in the area of other vines for the purpose of cross pollination from the other vines. The pollination process is necessary to produce the young buds that eventually mature and produce fruit. How does that apply to us? A person cannot be successful by becoming a loner and living in isolation, away from other people. Even Christ revealed that “men would give to your bosom” (Luke 6:38). God uses men and women to open the doors of opportunity for others. Isolation separates you from opportunity, as people need people, and people hire other people. While it is God who opens the door of opportunity, you must be available to walk through it. When it comes to the location for a business, or for that matter a church, you must be planted in the right area. Take into consideration the community needs you are trying to meet and the assignments you intend to accomplish. I have lived in Cleveland, Tennessee for over thirty years and have seen businesses remain the entire time, while others have risen and fallen. In two particular locations, restaurants have come and gone, and not one new owner has maintained a business there for longer than two years. The primary reason was location. Another problem is advertising. One restaurant purchased a billboard at the turn exit. By the time you read the billboard, you passed the exit! Simply placing the advertising a few miles before the exit ramp could have increased business for

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