Ecclesiastes 5:10

Ecclesiastes 5:10 

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.

Christian Based Selling

We work in a profession that revolves around money.  We must drive revenue for our company, we negotiate deals with clients and we get paid commissions.  We are paid handsomely for our success.  

The conventional belief of sales management is that they want sales people who are driven by material success.  However, as Christians, if we allow our focus to become money then we grow distant from God.  The love of money can happen to those with a lack thereof as well as those with abundance.  

We Christians need to get the job done just like our money driven competitors.   As Christian based sales professionals, we need to put our focus on helping prospective clients solve their problems.  When our motive is centered on serving others we actually become better and more effective in our work.  When we are not pushing our agenda on a prospective client we earn the opportunity to become a trusted advisor.  The trust we build with prospective clients will lead to lasting partnerships.   

When we are blessed with strong earnings let us maintain a grateful heart.  We need to guard against allowing our material circumstances to affect our self identity.   We need to define ourselves through our relationship with Jesus Christ and in our spiritual walk.     

On what do you base your identity?