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Judg11:1921ThenIsraelsentmessengerstoSihonkingofthe

Amorites,kingofHeshbon;andIsraelsaidtohim,"Pleaseletuspassthroughyourlandintoourplace."20But

SihondidnottrustIsraeltopassthroughhisterritory.SoSihongatheredallhispeopletogether,encampedin

Jahaz,andfoughtagainstIsrael.NKJV

The Hebrews attempted to negotiate a transaction with Sihon and theHeshbonitesbutitfellthrough.ThewholeepisodeendedupinanarmedconflictandatemporarydelayoftheplansoftheHebrews.Thisallhappenedbecauseofalackoftrust.Trustisanessentialcomponentofbusiness.Weareallengagedinsomeformofbusiness.Businessisapartofourdailylives.Theprocessofbusiness ispredicateduponexchange.Business is theprocessofgivingyourgoods,assets,skills,serviceandknowledgeorwisdominexchangeforsomethingofvalue.Thethingsweexchangecanbequantified inthreeuniversalcurrencies.

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1. Money 2. Time 3. TrustWespendthesethreecurrencieseverytimeweengage inany formofbusinessyetmanypeopledonotrealisethis.Wearesopreoccupiedwithmoneythatwethinkit'stheonlycurrencywedealwith.Thetrueorderofvalueforany'SaintinBusiness"ofthethreeshouldbetime,trustandthenmoney. 1 Time 2 Trust 3 MoneyWeallhavetime.Noneofushasmoretimeinagivendaythananyother.Weallspendtimeandwecannevergetitback.Wecannotspendlesstimeeachdaybutwecancontrolwhatwespend iton.Timecanproducemoney.Timewellspentcanproducetrust.Moneycannotproducetime, itcanonlyhelpyouspendtimemore profitably. That is why time is the most valuable of all the three. Wesometimesthinkmoneyisthemostvaluablebecausetime,whenwellspentandtrust,canproducemoney.Trust is the one thing that is essential to every individual, relationship, team,family, organization, nation, economy and civilization throughout all the earth.Trust is the one thing that if removed, it can destroy the most powerfulgovernment, cripple the most successful business, stifle the most thrivingeconomy, discredit the most influential leadership, poison the most faithfulfriendship,damagethestrongestcharacteranditcansourthedeepestlove.On theotherhand, if trust isdeveloped andutilizedwell, it can leverage yourbusiness andpropel you tounparalleled success. Itwillbring youprosperity ineverysphereofyour life.It issadthat it isthe leastunderstood,mostneglectedandmostunderestimatedbusinessresourceofourtime.

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Trust isatangiblehumanexperience.Likemoney itcanbecomeameasurementof our progress. Trust comes and trust goes. Trust is spent as a currency inexchangeforspeedandcost.Itisonlywhenpeopletrustthattheywillbewillingtorisk,experiment,explore,sacrifice,belong,beselflessordosomethingforthegreatergood.Weallwanttotrust.Itispartofourhumannaturetotrust.ItisalsointheseedofGodinustotrust.Peoplewanttobetrustedandtheywanttotrust.Biologicallywehave inourbrains something called 'mirrorneurons'andalsobecauseofachemical calledOxytocin (C43H66N12O12S2) that is released to our brains. Thischemical has now become known as the 'truth and trust serum'. A lack ofadequate secretion of the pituitary octapeptide hormone, oxytocin has beendirectly linked to sociopathy, psychopathy and narcissism (lack of empathy) inpeople.Acombinationof'MirrorNeurons'andOxytocincauseustoleantowardstrustingwheneverwearetrusted.Becauseofthis,trustissometimesusedatoolofinterrogationandasameansofmanipulation.Fora'SaintinBusiness'trustisafoundationalassetofourbusiness.Wemustapproach trustnotasameansofmanipulation,butasaneffectivewaytodobusiness.Inorder forus toappreciate trustasa tangibleasset inourbusiness,wemustunderstand how trust can be moved from being an intangible, unquantifiablevariable to becoming an indispensible, tangible and measurable factor inbusiness.Todo thiswemust recognize that trustaffects two things;speedandcost.Speedinbusinessisdirectlyproportionaltotrust.Whenthereismoretrustthere ismorespeed.Cost is inverselyproportional to trust.Where there is lesstrustthereismorecost.Thisistrueineveryareaoflifeandbusiness.Nothingcanaccelerateabusiness like thespeedof trust,andnothingcanholdbackyourbreakthroughlikethelackoftrust.Thereisnobusinessaseffectiveasapartnershiporateamestablishedbythepoweroftrustandthere isnothingasfrustratingasa teamwithout trust.There isnothingas inspiringasanofferoftrustandnothingasdishearteningaswhenwearedistrusted.Thereisnothingas

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profitable as theeconomicsof trust andnothing can impoverish as the lackoftrust. There is nothing as influential as a reputation of trust and nothing asdemeaningasalossoffaithinyouoryourbusiness.Theopportunitycostofa lossof trust inourbusinessesand inournationasawholehasbeenhorrificinrecentyears.Althoughnoaccuratestatisticalanalysesandresearchhasbeendonetovarifytheexactammountsinvolved,theestimatescalculated so far are not merely in the millions, but in billions of dollars inpotentialinvestmentsandlossofprofiteveryyear.HOWTOBUILDTRUSTToknowhowtodeveloptrust,wemustfirstunderstanditforwhatitis.Trustisconfidenceinanother.Itishavingfaithinthecharacterandtheincompetenceofanother.Heb11:66ButwithoutfaithitisimpossibletopleaseHim,forhewhocomestoGodmustbelievethatHeis,andthatHeisarewarderofthosewhodiligentlyseekHim.NKJVFaithinGod=BelieveinHisAbility+BelieveinHisCharacter.Faith is produced by developing the two determinants of trust: Character andCompetence. Character brings to mind; integrity, motive, intention, sincerity,credibility, honest, reliability, goodness, kindness. When these attributes areascribedtoaperson/businesstheyaresaidtohaveagoodname.Prov22:1TheValueofaGoodName

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22Agoodnameistobechosenratherthangreatriches,Lovingfavorratherthansilverandgold.NKJVProv22:122 Ifyouhavetochoosebetweenagoodreputationandgreatwealth,chooseagoodreputation. GoodNewsTranslationProv22:122Asterlingreputationisbetterthanstrikingitrich;agraciousspiritisbetterthanmoneyinthebank.(fromTHEMESSAGE:TheBibleinContemporaryTocreatecredibilityinyourcharacterorthatofyourbusinessyoumustworkonyourintegrityandyourintent.Yourintentoryourmotivesspeakofwhatyouareafter.Wemustdevelopagoldenmindset.ThisispopularlyknownasthewinwinmentalityasnamedbyStevenR.Coveyhisinternationalbestseller,SevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeople.TheBibleputsitthisway:Matt7:121312Therefore,whateveryouwantmentodotoyou,doalsotothem,forthisistheLawandtheProphets.NKJVMatt22:374037Jesussaidtohim,"'YoushalllovetheLordyourGodwithallyourheart,withallyoursoul,andwithallyourmind.' 38This isthefirstandgreatcommandment.39Andthesecondislikeit:'Youshallloveyourneighborasyourself.'40OnthesetwocommandmentshangalltheLawandtheProphets."NKJV

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Inordertocreatecredibility inyourcompetenceyoumustworkon twothings;yourcapabilitiesandyouraccomplishments(aresumeofyourresults).Heb11:11Becauseof faithalsoSarahherself receivedphysicalpower toconceiveachild,evenwhenshewas longpasttheage for it,becausesheconsidered [God]Whohadgivenher thepromise tobe reliableand trustworthyand true toHisword.[Gen17:19;18:1114;21:2.]AMPAllfouraspectofyourcredibilitymustbeconcurrentlydeveloped.Adeficitinandwould have a corresponding effect on your level of trust or favour in youraccount.Thefouraspects,onceagain,are:1. Integrity2. Motives3. Capabilities4. Accomplishments