Small Business Saturday
Genesis,
Chapter 15, verse 1
Sometime
afterward, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: Do not fear, Abram! I am
your shield; I will make your reward very great.
Let us take heart for the word (Christ) appeared to
Abram and told him to not to fear the
world. Abram was sore afraid because
he had just been in battle with four Kings to rescue Lot his nephew and he feared retribution. Christ is our shield
against the world (the four kings east, west, north and south) and he has
rewarded us the spiritual children of Abram with eternal life. Our shield is
our Faith. Do you believe? Do you really
believe? Think of a shield it protects the heart from the arrows of the
devil-which is doubt. But notice the shield does not protect the eyes and the
head unless it is raised. When doubt comes around raise your shield of Faith
and after the assault lower the shield and advance using your reason and your
head and eyes in faith to make a difference in the world.
Additionally, in Proverbs 2 it states that he is a
shield to those who walk in integrity; let us resolve to walk resolutely in
integrity by using faith and reason in the battle with the world, the flesh and
the devil. True integrity is being willing to lay down your life for what you
hold fast as the truth without wavering. Having integrity means avoiding the
sins of envy and having a true love for God our creator and to love our
neighbor as ourselves and our fellow humans treating them with kindness.
Small Business
Saturday
Small Business Saturday
serves to support and promote small and local businesses. Small
businesses are an important part of the American economy, providing 66% of all
new jobs and accounting for 54% of all US sales.
Small Business Saturday was created by the American Express Corporation. Small Business Saturday was first held on November 27, 2010 with help from American Express' advertising campaigns to support the day. The following year, in 2011, political figures such as President Obama, voiced their support for Small Business Saturday. Since then, Small Business Saturday has been observed annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Small Business Saturday was created by the American Express Corporation. Small Business Saturday was first held on November 27, 2010 with help from American Express' advertising campaigns to support the day. The following year, in 2011, political figures such as President Obama, voiced their support for Small Business Saturday. Since then, Small Business Saturday has been observed annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Small
Business Saturday Top Events and Things to Do
- Do your daily
or holiday shopping a local or small business to support your community.
- Watch a movie
about entrepreneurship and general business. Building a business from an
idea, into a small business and perhaps into something larger is
difficult. Our recommendations: The Wolf of Wallstreet, The
Pursuit of Happiness, Jerry Maguire, The
Social Network and You've Got Mail
- Participate
in Small Business Saturday as a business owner or encourage those you know
who own small business to participate. American
Express provides material online to further assist small businesses
with business promotion for the day.
- Take a look
on Groupon for some local deals. Groupon always offers deals to small
local businesses.
- Contribute to
a local cause and donate to a small non-profit organization within your
community. Many of these organizations organize activities for local children or
help those in your community who are most in need.
- Check these
small businesses
"Read
these counsels slowly. Pause to meditate on these thoughts. They are things
that I whisper in your ear-confiding them-as a friend, as a brother, as a
father. And they are being heard by God. I won't tell you anything new. I will
only stir your memory, so that some thought will arise and strike you; and so
you will better your life and set out along ways of prayer and of Love. And in
the end you will be a more worthy soul."
Detach yourself from people and things until you are stripped of
them. For, says Pope Saint Gregory,
the devil has nothing of his own in this
world, and naked he comes to battle. If you go clothed to fight him, you will
soon be pulled to the ground: for he will have something to catch you by.
Daily Devotions
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