How to Make Spirit-Led Business Decisions pt. 2

Blessed + Bossed Up

Anchored Media Network

Education, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Business

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🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

**Disclaimer** We are currently on our annual winter break. This is a replay of an episode that aired earlier in 2025.

In this continuation of our Bible on Business series, we dive deeper into the process of making Holy Spirit-led business decisions. Picking up from Part 1 (based on Acts 8), today’s discussion focuses on Acts 13:1-4 and how divine strategy and clarity are birthed from a lifestyle of worship, fasting, and consistent submission to God. Tatum also shares critical biblical principles for discerning the spirit behind those who claim to be sent by God, offering practical steps to avoid deception and remain anchored in the truth.

Key Points:

Context of Acts 13: Shift from Jerusalem to Antioch, highlighting the transition from Peter’s leadership to Paul’s.
Divine Strategy is Birthed from Worship and Fasting:
Barnabas and Saul’s commissioning came in the middle of an existing posture of worship, not a strategic session seeking next steps.
Application: Do not seek God only for strategy—pursue a lifestyle of submission, intimacy, and service.
Beware of Misaligned Spiritual Leadership:
Many modern Christian entrepreneurs and believers are spiritually "thirsty," making them vulnerable to deception.
Importance of properly discerning who lays hands on you or influences your spiritual walk and business decisions.
Principles for Discerning Spiritual Leadership:

Test their confession of Jesus (1 John 4:1-3).
Test the fruit of their life (Matthew 7:15-20).
Test alignment with Scripture (Galatians 1:8-9; Isaiah 8:20).
Test through the witness of the Holy Spirit (John 16:13).

Practical Application:
Ask key questions:
Does this person exalt the true Jesus or themselves?
Does their life consistently produce holy fruit?
Are their teachings aligned fully with Scripture?
Does the Holy Spirit bear witness within you regarding their message and conduct?
Take your time before accepting any prophetic word or impartation. It is wise to "wait and see" rather than rushing based on emotions.
Personal Story:
Tatum shares her own journey of being patient during a wilderness season and how God’s deposits led to the launch of Anchored Media and her continued success, underscoring the power of patience and submission.

Resources Mentioned:

The Spirit-Filled Life by Charles Stanley – [Grab your copy here] https://a.co/d/cBARYuE
Bible references: Acts 13:1-4, 1 John 4:1-3, Matthew 7:15-20, Galatians 1:8-9, Isaiah 8:20, John 16:13

Call to Action:

Reflect: Are you seeking God’s hand or His heart first?
Evaluate: Apply the principles of spiritual discernment shared today to your current business community and spiritual influences.
Prepare: Join the Blessed + Bossed Up Book Club as we start The Spirit-Filled Life by Charles Stanley. The journey to spirit-led entrepreneurship continues.

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0:00.0	You are listening to Blessed and Bossed up, presented by Anchored Media, an entrepreneurship podcast for Christians all about how to make God the CEO of your business.
0:12.1	Get ready to be inspired, challenged, but well equipped to live and build your destiny his way.
0:27.4	Thank you. live and build your destiny his way. Hey guys, welcome to another episode of the Blessed and Bossed Up podcast.
0:31.8	I am excited for us to continue on with our Bible on business series.
0:36.6	In the last episode we talked about in part episode, we talked about, in part one,
0:39.8	we talked about how to make Holy Spirit-led decisions. And I believe that this subject is so
0:46.1	necessary for us as Christian entrepreneurs because there are so many different influences
0:51.9	that are competing for our attention and competing to get us to follow
0:56.9	them. And the whole point of this Bible on business series is for us to recognize that everything
1:03.2	that we need in order to grow, lead, start, market, make money from, etc., these businesses
1:10.3	can be found in the Word of God.
1:13.2	And so we are taking it week by week, scripture by scripture, text by text, and just
1:18.0	discussing the various implications for us as entrepreneurs that can be found right here in the Word.
1:24.9	In part one, we explored Acts 829 talking a lot about obedience. And if you have
1:32.2	not listened to that episode, please go back and listen to that one. This is a continuation of that
1:38.1	episode. Honestly, my notes, I had so many notes for just that one episode, but the Lord wouldn't let me leave Acts 8.
1:47.1	And so we have so much more to cover.
1:50.3	And again, if you have not listened to Part 1, I'll put the link to that episode in a show
1:54.8	note so that you could go back and take a listen.
1:57.9	Quick church announcement before we get started.
2:00.0	This week we are starting chapter 1 of our new book club pick, one of my all-time favorite books, the spirit-filled life by Charles Stanley. You've probably heard me talk about it on the podcast before because I was reading it back in 2023. And it was just so good to me. And it wasn't until, I want to say maybe last week or the week before, that the Lord
2:22.9	revealed to me that this is the book that's going to be the next one for our book club pick.
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