Victor Chen Ministries

"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." Henry Thoreau.

Most of us have hope and desires in our hearts to achieve certain things in life. The sad thing is most men die with their dreams unfulfilled. The dreams may have even been planted by God in our hearts.

In life there are many critiques but I guess we just have to know what we want and follow our hearts. There is nothing wrong with people warning us out of love, but never cease to live out the hopes and dreams in your heart.

I have made many mistakes in life and business and paid the price for them. In all of us there is always a candle kindling a sense of desperation, a song that urges us on to achieve what we want. I have taken huge steps in many things in the last few years and hope that I will not join those souls who died with the song still in my heart.

It is the time of year to wish you all a Merry X'mas. It was a rather eventful year for me and had it not been the grace of God to see me through, I am sure I will be 10 feet underground on many fronts.

It is because the Lord was born as a sacrificial Lamb to redeem us we can LIVE! He is our sin offering and also our burnt offering. There is no greater gift than this than God Himself should be born on earth to die for us.

Pic: Heathrow Airport.

It reads "THE book, The global financial crisis and the Malaysian economy, written by Datuk Dr Mahani Zainal Abidin, director-general of ISIS Malaysia, and Professor Dr Rajah Rasiah, dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administration at Universiti Malaya, in collaboration with UNDP and ISIS makes interesting reading.

In particular, it highlights the declining trend in manufacturing labour productivity in Malaysia due to lack of technological upgrading, making it difficult for our manufacturing sector to compete with those in South Korea, Taiwan, China and Singapore.

It further highlights it has been difficult for existing firms to shift towards higher value-added activities due to a lack of focus on research and development (R&D). Malaysia’s R&D is pitifully low against those in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore (see table on R&D expenditure in GDP).

The authors suggest that a combination of factors may be to blame: a scarce supply of engineers and R&D scientists and technicians, the poor quality of those leaving universities in the country, low R&D investment, and the reluctance of most qualified Malaysians to return home from foreign countries.


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The 1Malaysia is a refreshing breakthrough concept that aims to unite Malaysia and ensure that everyone has a place under the Malaysian sun. Only when there is a sense of belonging can we expect Malaysians to invest long term in R&D and make Malaysia the preferred venue for their business and family rather than joining the brain-drain bandwagon.".


Furthermore the US has given up negotiating with Malaysia on a Free trade Agreement as the Malaysian side would not budge on the open tender for government projects and the NEP.

I just pray whatever that Malaysia will be competitive and not fall behind our neighbors.

Psalms 34:8 "Taste and see that the Lord is good".

I praise the Lord that He has been good to me. It is not just head knowledge but I know it by experience. I have gone though the valleys in life and been darkened by the shadow of death and know that the Lord has been there to rescue me. He will never let me fall as long as I rest and rely on Him.


Everyone has to know Christ for himself. Each and everyone of us have our individual challenges. We have to know His love and protection for ourselves and not know that the Lord is good from second-hand (told by others) experiences.

I know the time will come that I will testify of all His goodness to the whole world on stage and in my new books. Amen!

Genesis 25:20 (New International Version)reads "and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram [a] and sister of Laban the Aramean."

I guess being forty is no big issue. Isaac only got married when he was forty. At 40 I am still single, but age is no barrier. In God's timing the Lord will send someone for me. Sarah gave birth to Isaac at age 90.

It is not looking for the right person until you have become the right person.

The Second Finance Minister gave a keynote speech at the National Economic Outlook Conference 2010-2011 organized by the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research on the 1st December.

Honestly, what is new? Finally a Finance Minister is telling us what we already knew. We all love our country but also very sad to see the state of affairs in our home land. We are falling behind our neighbors. It is sad that the whole country's future can be neglected to protect a few protected groups.

I pray for our country to be managed properly where there is fairness and equal opportunities for all races. Petronas reported a 50.7% decline in profit (April-Sep 2009 vs corresponding period last year), and now all of a sudden we see an introduction of credit card tax, Goods and Services Tax and reintroduction of Real Property Gains Tax.

According to the AFP report, Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (2nd Finance Minister) said:

"Malaysia is trapped in a low-value-added, low-wage and low-productivity structure," Second Finance Minister Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (left) told an economic outlook conference. Among its peers China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand, Malaysia's economic growth over the past three years was second-lowest, he said.

"Our economy has been stagnating in the last decade. We have lost our competitive edge to remain as the leader of the pack in many sectors of the economy. Our private investment has been steadily in decline... While Singapore and Korea's nominal per capita GDP grew within the last three decades by 9 and 12 times respectively, ours grew only by a factor of four."

In a withering assessment, Ahmad Husni said the services sector is underdeveloped, private investment is half the levels before the 1997-98 Asian crisis, and the manufacturing sector is suffering from lack of investment.

...He called for sweeping measures including an emphasis on meritocracy and ensuring all Malaysians are given "equal opportunity to participate in the economy".

"We must also consider the gradual dismantling of our open-ended protection of specific sectors and industries which have introduced a climate of complacency and artificial levels of supply... The long-term success of the nation's economy must take precedence over the short term interests of a few protected groups."

Early emperors from the Qing Dynasty were greatly influenced by Christian thinkings. This was reflected by Emperor Sun Zi's 21 visits to the South Beijing Church to consult the great missionary Johann Adam von Bell during his reign. His son, Kang Xi who succeeded him was obviously impacted by his father and was a Christian initially. The following are a few Christian poems written by Kang Xi.

The Poem of the Cross
When the work was accomplished, blood formed a creek
Grace from the west was thousand feet deep.
He who lowered himself for us stepped on the midnight trip.
Before the rooster crowed twice, betrayed thrice was He.
Five hundred slashes torn every inch of his skin.
Two thieves at six feet high hanged besides him.
The sadness was greater than anything seen by anyone.
This poem is for You, the Holy one.


The Poem on Truth
Everything as seen by the eye is His creation.
He who has no beginning and no end, is three persons in one.
The heaven's gate was closed to the first man's sin and reopens through the Son.
Rid of all false religions, we should become real disciples admired by everyone.


The Treasure of Life
The treasure of heaven is comprised of Sun, Moon and Stars;
The treasure of earth consists of crops, gold and silver.
The treasure of a kingdom is to have righteous officials;
The treasure of a family is to have descendents with piety.
Yet, Gold, silver and jade are not as precious as one's life.
Hundred years of age is nothing compared to eternity.
Coming and going in life is like a dream.
The best food and clothing don't mean a thing.
It's no exception for someone born in a royal family.
The most important thing in the world is life.
Something that white jade, gold and silver can't buy.
Even plain porridge can be satisfying;
No cloth is fit to wear for a thousand years.
The heaven's gate was closed due to the first man's sin;
The path to salvation is through the Son only.
I would like to accept God, the Son and the Holy Spirit;
And receive from thee my free gift of eternity.

O Lord!
You have delivered me from my enemies
Who seek to devour me
Their words are vicious about me
They planned to destroy Your work in me;
But even in my slumber You are fortress
For You are the Lord who sees all
I am safe as I lean on You.

Their words are cordial to my ears
But only You know of their malicious hearts
Yes O Lord forgive me of my transgressions
My oversight,

Praise You for containing my enemies
For they have no regards of Your work in me
You shall destroy them
Never will they rebuild again, never again .
Thank You O Lord, my fortress, my protection, my salvation.

There are many conflicting allegorical teachings concerning the end time Josephs. When applying Scripture allegorically to the last days, we must be very careful not to compromise the integrity of what the Word of God is saying.

End time allegories are generally stated within the Scriptures themselves. A good example of this is the parable of the tares among the wheat (Matt. 13:24-30, 36-40). There are many good allegorical teachings concerning this parable, but when using it to minister about the end time harvest, Revelation 14:14-20 is the only way it can be interpreted. Any other application perverts the plan of God and cause believers to miss what God wants to do. Today, a host of inaccurate teachings about what the harvest is all about has churches trying to conduct a harvest that doesn't exist.

End Time Anointings

The best way to allegorically apply Scripture to any time period is to apply Scriptural principal in the lives of the people living at the time. When applied in the lives of individuals living in the last days, those principals will manifest and work themselves out as anointings (divine enablements or gifts) during the end times. There will not be an end time company of Josephs because the Scripture specifically calls for one, but because a group of individual believers will operate according to Joseph principals during the end times.

It won't be a structured network or a church organization, but anointed individuals flowing in the unity of God's Spirit under a Joseph anointing. Personally, I believe that all the anointings of God's servants of the past, (Abraham, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon, Elijah, Elisha, etc.) are designed by God to manifest in the lives of His people during the last days. It's part of the fullness of Christ and the restoration of all things.

The Joseph Anointing

When it comes to the Joseph anointing, there are a lot of confusing allegorical interpretations being applied to the end time church. Because the Joseph anointing has to do with wealth, there seems to be a tendency that some people have to misapply Joseph's gifting in a way that best promotes their agenda (physical buildings, church programs, organizational networks, or business enterprises). This is generally cause by the love of money combined with the spirit of manipulation and control that permeates the church today. We cannot allegorically twist the Scriptures to say whatever we want them to say in order to validate our program. Remember, this was one of the reasons why the church strayed so far from the Hebraic roots of God's word after the second century.

Literally speaking, Joseph was ordained and anointed by God to warn Pharaoh and Egypt (leaders and their governments) that a famine was coming and how they should physically prepare for it. Although he was ordained by God, he was empowered (authorized) by Pharaoh to do what he did. This was the same scenario that Daniel operated under in Babylon. God used both of them to affect the heart of the king so that God's purposes could be fulfilled. In both Joseph's and Daniel's case those plans were accomplished through the resources of Egypt and Babylon - i.e., the world system.

Some say that, because God owns everything, Pharaoh and/or Nebuchadnezzar allegorically speaks of God the Father. However, nowhere does Scripture even hint at the allegorical concept that the rulers of Egypt or Babylon could ever be referring to Jehovah. God only refers to them allegorically as sin, death, the world, or some form of judgment.

This application is generally used by church pastors, who are trying to bring Joseph's wealth into Father's storehouse of the institutional church in order to fund its programs. If the programs are from God, we should fund them as God leads. However, we don't have to misapply Scripture to do it.

Some say that Joseph's are called to set up a Christian financial system or network, which operates independent of the world system. However, Joseph's ministry didn't have a system separate from Egypt's, but clearly operated within the Egyptian (world) system. In truth, neither Joseph nor Daniel owned very much. They were predominantly managers of the government's resources. Nor did they do what ever they wanted to with those resources. In Joseph's case, both a goal and a plan were laid out before Pharaoh, and he empowered Joseph to carry them out (Gen. 41:33-37).

Even though Joseph was given authority over all Egypt, there was no mistaking that the authority came from Pharaoh. Joseph may have manipulated Pharaoh a little, but he always understood that Pharaoh was in charge (Gen. 46:33 - 47:6).

This doesn't mean that all end time Joseph's have to work for the government, only that they must be operating within the world's system and submitted to the government's laws (Rom. 13:1-6). Every attempt by Christians to set up some type of business organization or financial network that operates outside the world system has failed. That's because it's not part of the Joseph anointing or God's plan for the last days.

Many are confused at why Joseph would make the Egyptians store up their own grain during the "years of plenty" and then force them to buy it back during the "years of famine." Most ancient Rabbis understood that Joseph bought the grain for Pharaoh's storehouses during the seven years of plenty when prices were low. When the famine came, he simply sold grain to the Egyptian people and the nations of the world as a matter of conducting state business (Gen. 41:56-57).

Sometimes Christians assume certain things that just don't make any sense in the real world. If Joseph would have forced the Egyptians to buy back their own grain, they would have cursed him, but they didn't. Even after they lost everything and became Pharaoh's slaves, they blessed Joseph for his forward thinking that delivered them from death (Gen. 47:20-26).

This principle was best expressed by Solomon when he said, "He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, but blessing will come on the head of him who sells it" (Proverbs 11:26).

Joseph was a Forerunner

Many teach that Joseph was a type of Christ, and those with his anointing will save God's people in the last days. Although Joseph possessed Christ like attributes, I believe Joseph was more of a forerunner who was sent to help preserve life during the famine. This is clearly seen in when Joseph says to his brothers, "And now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here [to Egypt]; for God sent me before you to preserve life" (Gen. 45:5). Joseph was more accurately preparing the way for Moses, who was very clearly a type of Christ. Moses would save and deliver God's people out of the Egypt (sin, death, and the world) through the blood of the Passover lamb that represented Jesus. This is an allegory that is clearly established in the Apostolic writings of the New Testament (Acts 3:22; 1 Cor. 5:7-8).

My point is that Joseph's ministry is a prophetic forerunner ministry similar to that of Elijah's and Ezekiel's. In the last days, this anointing warns the people of the coming difficulties (famines, judgments, etc.) and then helps prepare them in spirit soul and body for the day of Christ (Luke. 1:17; 1 Thess. 5:23). We are quickly approaching the end of the age, and the season of the forerunner ministries is here.

Goshen

As a forerunner, the Joseph anointing provides a place that sustains the spiritual, mental and physical lives of God's people. In Egypt, this place was called Goshen. Goshen was the "best of the land," but it was also a somewhat isolated region. Joseph's purpose for putting Israel in Goshen was to sanctify them as far from Egyptian culture as possible. This way they were in Egypt (the world) without being of it. This has always been God's way (John 17:15). Don't read more into this Scripture than is there. Some are teaching that Goshen literally means, "near to God" because of Gen. 45:10, and that today Goshen represents a network, or a system, or a geographic location were large numbers of Christians will gather to be safe in the last days. Again, this type of reading into the Scripture is generally done in order to legitimize someone's program.

Goshen is the Hebrew word #1657 in the Strong's concordance, and it's simply defined as: "Goshen, the residence of the [Israeli's] in Egypt." Goshen was given its name long before Joseph ever arrived in Egypt. It's important to note that Goshen is also called the "land of Rameses" (literally spelled Ra-ameses), which was named impart after the Egyptian sun god "Ra" (Gen. 47:6-11).

When Joseph said he wanted Israel in Goshen, it was so they would be sanctified from Egypt and geographically near to him (Joseph), not Him (God). The Lord doesn't actually set Goshen apart and protect it until He starts His judgment on Egypt through Moses' ministry (Ex. 8:22-23). During that time, God refers to Goshen as the place where Israel was already living (vs. 22).

In fact, the real division was not between the land of Goshen and the land of Egypt, but between God's people Israel and Pharaoh's people Egypt. However, because Israel was living in Goshen, the land was protected also (vs. 23). God doesn't protect programs He protects His people.

This protection was supernatural and separate from any program or project. Even Joseph's God ordained food storage was just a temporary natural project to help them survive the famine. Although Israel eventually went into enslavement, the food storage allowed them to survive as a people until Moses brought deliverance through the blood of the Passover Lamb.

Likewise, today's Joseph projects1 are temporary ministry designed to help God's people through the famine (difficult times) and prepare for the Lord's coming. Eventually, a new Pharaoh will arise as the antichrist to enslave the world (Ex. 1:8-11; Rev. 13:7-8, 16-18). I believe that God supernaturally protects His people during the early stages of antichrist's rule just before the harvest when he reaps (raptures) His people into the Kingdom of God (Rev.11:3-6; 14:14-20). Therefore, today's Goshen is simply that place where God has individually called us to be. This pertains not only to our physically dwelling, but our job, our investments, our church, our spiritual growth, etc. In other words, God will provide a place were we can be sanctified in the world without being of the world, so we might disciple the nations (John 17:15).

The difference between a Joseph project and a religious program is that a Joseph project is a Spirit empowered campaign that produces the fruit of God's kingdom for a specific time and purpose, while a religious program is a work of the flesh which becomes an Icon that goes nowhere and never seems to end.


A Famine Of God's Word

A purely spiritual allegory, that is very applicable for the end time church, would be that today's Josephs are called to preserve God's people during the spiritual famine of the last days. This famine is a famine of the true Word of God that seems to come during the inflationary collapse of the world's financial system (Amos 8:4-11).

In this allegorical application, end time Josephs are called to provide the necessary resources to teach, train, activate and release God's people to fulfill the New Covenant mandate of writing God's Torah (laws) on their hearts (Jer. 31:31-33). This work is spearheaded by full time five-fold ministers (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers). However, in the home, fathers train and activate their children, and in the business world, elder market place ministers disciple those of like calling.

Beware Of The Nimrod Spirit

Over spiritualizing Old Testament Scripture can be dangerous, because we might mistakenly believe that God will do something He has no intention of doing. However, being to literal can be almost as dangerous. Believers who are overly aggressive about building any type of physical building, end time organization, or religious program run the risk of being seduced by the Nimrod spirit. The Nimrod spirit is always saying, "Come let us build for ourselves a city and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name; lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth" (Gen. 11:4). This spirit always wants to build some religious program that becomes an idol it can identify with. When that happens, the builders generally find themselves manipulating people, circumstances, money, and Scripture to keep their program (city and tower) going.

The Lord has shown me that the confusion in the church surrounding all the different religious programs is coming from him. It's the same confusion that He released on Nimrod's program at the tower of Babel, when they tried to build something that was not of God (Gen. 11:7). It's also the same confusion that he allows to come on His people when they walk in rebellion to His commandments and execute a plan that is not His, and trust in Egypt (the world) for their safety (Ezra 9:7; Ps. 44:15; Is. 30:1-6 KJV).

Building the church is not about religious programs. It's about Jesus building the individual members of His body up into a temple made of living stones that are being transformed into His image (1Pet. 2:4-5).

Where Are All the Josephs?

Many times I hear rich people referred to as Josephs. However, I don't believe that this necessarily the case. Most of today's rich people are rich in debt: debt based investments, leverage stocks, mortgaged real estate, and empty paper promises called currency. They have the image of prosperity, but they are actually slaves to their lenders.

When the full shaking comes on the world's system, these will find themselves to be among the church of Laodicea who thought they were rich and wealth and had need of nothing, but they were really poor and blind and wretched and miserable and naked (Rev. 3:14-22). These are not the Josephs of the last days.

Joseph didn't even know he was a Joseph until after his brothers came to Egypt (Gen. 45:5-7). I believe that most end time Josephs are still in the pit or serving in Potiphar's house, where God's word is testing them just like it did Joseph before he came into the fullness of his ministry (Ps. 105:16-19). When they are thoroughly tested and found to be faithful to God's in the small things, God will bring them out and give them charge over much (vs. 20-22).

Some true end time Josephs are just beginning to emerge. Everyone who is working to build up the body of Christ and restore God's word in the market-place during these last days, are end time Josephs. As we are faithful to study and teach and do God's Word (Ezra 7:10), God will send us Joseph projects that will be above all we can ask, hope or think possible.

A Delicate Balance

God is working in both the natural and the spiritual. Therefore, the allegorical application of any Old Testament anointings to God's people today must be done with the utmost care. I believe that there are six basic allegorical applications of the Joseph anointing that the end time church should expect to function in. 1. End time Josephs are forerunners who are called to warn government, church and business leaders that both a physical and spiritual famine are coming on the whole earth. This is only done at the direction of the Lord as He authorizes and opens the doors. 2. Joseph's primary anointing is to extract real wealth out of the world's system and judiciously channel it into the Kingdom of God as the Lord commands them. The goal is to use the finances of the world system to deliver the message of the Gospel, which saves and sanctifies man from sin and the world.

3. Josephs, who are government officials, attempt to influence their government to legislate biblically based law. They also use their influence to persuade their legislature that it would be wise to build up the nation's food and other crisis supplies.

4. Josephs, who are pastors of churches or one of the other five-fold ministries, are actively writing God's Torah on the hearts of the people in preparation for the spiritual famine that is coming. They also work closely with market-place ministers to establish Joseph projects as the Lord commands. They teach their people the Joseph principal of having a physical storehouse in preparation for the physical famine and other crisis. As the Lord leads, they prepare food storage in preparation of the coming famine (Act 11:27-30).

5. Josephs, who are market-place ministers, actively transfer the wealth of the world into the work of the Gospel. The Gospel of the Kingdom not only wins the lost, but teaches, trains, actives and releases believers in the ways and purposes of God. In other words, they should be actively discipling others who are called as market-place ministers and end time Josephs.

6. Individually, Josephs are writing the Torah indelibly on their hearts, so they can spiritually feed their family and others during the coming spiritual famine. They aggressively seek the Holy Spirit on what Joseph projects God wants them to support. As the Lord leads and provides, they also provide a storehouse of natural food to sustain their families during the coming crisis.

Don't make more out of the Joseph anointing than it is. To do so will only lead to financial ruin.

In Messiah Jesus, Norm Franz

In the 73rd Psalm, the psalmist Asaph expressed a struggle we all might feel at times. He questioned why the wicked seem to prosper while the righteous are chastened. The whole idea was troublesome until he entered the sanctuary of God. Once in the presence of God, Asaph realized his error. As he compared himself to the unbeliever, he saw that, apart from the influence of God, he had nothing in which to boast. He said, "When my heart was embittered and I was pierced within, then I was senseless and ignorant; I was like a beast before You" (vv. 21-22).

Finally, his soul brightened as he considered that God alone was his salvation, and his relationship with God was his strength. He wrote, "Nevertheless I am continually with You … You will guide me, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth … God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever" (vv. 23-26).

The summary thought of Asaph's revelation, and the point of this chapter, is in verse 28. He wrote, "But as for me, the nearness of God is my good."
Let's settle this truth once and for all: It is the nearness of God that produces our good. Christianity was never designed by God to be sustained by nice people trying to appear good. We're not that good. We're not that clever. And we're not that nice. The only thing that can sustain true Christianity is true union with Jesus Christ. It is nearness to Him in all things that produces our spiritual fruit.

If we are honest, we will admit that, apart from the influence and work of God, there is nothing morally superior or remarkably virtuous about our lives. Our flesh has the same carnal passions as do people in the world; our soul carries within it the same insecurities and fears. Thus, apart from the influence of Christ in us, there's no difference between Christians and non-Christians (except that Christians, when living separate from God's presence, can be more obnoxious). It's only our relationship with the Lord that keeps us from fulfilling the lusts and desires of the flesh, for apart from Him we can do nothing (John 15:5).

Therefore, the strength of our walk does not originate from within ourselves; rather it comes from our relationship with Christ. Our virtue, if it can be defined as such, is that we have learned to prioritize seeking God; our character is the offspring of our oneness with Jesus. By this I mean, Jesus is not only first on our list of priorities; His influence rules over all our priorities. He inspires love in our relationships; His voice becomes the conviction in our integrity. God has made "Christ Jesus" to be to us "wisdom … and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption" (1 Cor. 1:30).

Thus, the God-seeker desires to find the Lord's pleasure drawn to every aspect of his soul. He also knows that, should an area of his heart exist in isolation from God, he will remain vulnerable to manipulation by the enemy in that area. So let me underscore the psalmist's truth, and let us say with our own voice of conviction: it is the nearness of our God that is our good.

Oh God, You are the lover of my soul. Faithfully, have You extended Your hands toward me. Yet, I have been, at times, a drifter and distant. Master, this day I acknowledge my most wonderful times are those spent close to You. When my heart is near to You, I am partaking of the nectar of life.

There are lots of pompous churches these days with huge buildings and extravagant fittings. Their members often have been asked to give and often they are struggling even years after giving.

The pastors of these churches also live extravagantly which is their prerogative. Some even live in multi-million dollar houses with Mercedes, designer suits and expensive jewelry. I have nothing wrong with that as we want our spiritual leaders to be comfortable. But what I find disturbing is how they coerce the members to give beyond their means (i.e give to get blessed). A particular church I was told suddenly declared the first offering/tithes for the senior pastor and was told a second offering will be taken for the Lord. There is a sense that the pastor is in the business of religion rather than building the kingdom of God. The church is inward looking and does nothing in terms of social works or missions.

Another church there is alleged transfer of substantial funds from the church into the accounts of a personal ministry headed by the senior pastor without members’ knowledge, poor financial management, claims of nepotism, and the sacking of a well-respected deacon for speaking out. It came out even in the local newspaper. It is sad to see it happen.

Well, I guess a church must build God's kingdom and not anyone person's agenda. A church has to impact the society and transform its members to Christ-likeness.

I said "Oh Lord! If you are not with me, then I am not going into the business in China."
Moses too said something similar. Praise God we will actually be active in China very soon and launching products in February. We had all the licenses but used the wrong lead product (not blaming anyone but business is always a learning proposition, and I personally suffer and bear the financial loss without blaming anyone).

Back home in Malaysia, I have a favorite product I like to sell. The suppliers have forgotten that I have actually bought over 110,000 bottles of the product in 2 years. But people have short memories! And to date we are now selling to end-consumers direct and sales is increasing. What is worse is the supplier is using my apparatus to help my competitors in terms of registration and possibly repacking.

We never over ordered. We could have ordered 26,000 bottles to impress the supplier and after 6 months still have 18,000 bottles left with many trade returns to come as over-ordered plus the enteric-coating of the capsule is poorly done and the COA reflects a failed dissolution test. We never had to kick out a partner in the company to take money out to rescue other businesses. We never had to kick out a partner who actually did all the sales. We never had to delay staff salaries/incentives because we did not have the money to pay them. We never had 2 sales staff who worked with us since the company started "leaving" coz we could not pay the salary/incentive on time.

But the Lord is the CEO of the company. He is still there. He has not departed like He departed Samson in Judges 16:20. In Him I lean and trust. The fruits are there! Our sales is increasing in Malaysia and in China we have many collaborators and people supplying in to us. People can mock us, but God is never to be mocked.

The Lord is always protective of His anointed ones. When we enter into business we dedicate the business to the Lord and essentially we acknowledge that the business is the Lord's.

At times something major may go wrong, and it is then time to reassess. When it is our mistake or negligence then I often apologize to the Lord for mismanaging His company. That is the way it should be as He is the CEO and true owner.

I woke up at 5.30am to pray (very rare) and then was led to Psalms 28.

Surely in business there are competitors who want destroy us. They may be cordial but have malice in their hearts (v3). Since they do not show regards that our company is the Lord's and it is the work of His hands that the company is where it is today (v5), He will tear them down and never be rebuilt again (v5).

Praise be to God for He is my salvation and my strength. In Him lies my victory.