Many years ago my grandfather gave a gift to my dad. It was book that told the story of R. G. LeTourneau, and the title of the book was ‘Mover Of Men & Mountains’.

Many years later my dad handed me that same book, and I still have it in my possession to this day, and it was then that I was first introduced to this incredibly inspiring businessman.

In LeTourneau’s book he states that, ‘Some people think I’m all mixed up — that you can’t serve the Lord and business, too, but that’s just the point. God needs businessmen as partners as well as preachers. . . . When you go into partnership with God, you’ve got a Partner closer and more active than any human partner you can ever get. He participates fully in everything you let Him do, and when you start putting on airs, and thinking you’re doing it with your own head of steam, He can set you down quicker and harder than a thunderbolt. There’s nothing dull about being in partnership with God.’

So here’s his story…

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‘Holiness is in right action and in defense of others who cannot help themselves.’ The Kingdom of Heaven – The Movie

When we use the word holiness we could be mistaken to only think of cathedrals, white clothing, religious ceremonies, monasteries, austerity, confinement, abstinence, and so much more.

And yet I would like to enlighten you by expanding your thinking when it comes to the term holiness.

By way of definition holiness is the quality of being holy. It speaks of purity and Godliness. The word holy is also related to the word whole. So when we think of holiness it refers to wholeness, and that holiness is to be an all encompassing part of our whole life.

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‘Empty your purse into your mind, and what is in your mind will fill your purse.’ Benjamin Franklin

There have been a number of times throughout my adult life, to the horror of my wife – and yet to her credit – she has always supported me in it, that I have emptied not only my wallet, but my entire bank account in the pursuit of knowledge.

I have done it to attend seminars and business functions, to buy books, recordings and tools, and even to hire one-on-one personal mentors.

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‘There is a king in every job.’ Chinese Saying.

I was served today by a young girl at the supermarket who failed to understand that ‘there is a king in every job’. Her face was sour, her attitude was ordinary, and her communication unenthusiastic. All in all, her interaction with both my wife and I was distasteful. In fact, we couldn’t wait to give her the money and leave. She obviously hated her job, and everything about her revealed the truth of her inner thoughts.

And then just before this, while we were both having a coffee in a local cafe, we overheard one of the management asking a staff member to sweep the floor area of the restaurant. The task was done swiftly and briefly. And in looking at what had just been done, it was hard to define what had and what hadn’t been cleaned. Yet again another demonstration of someone who had not found the ‘king in every job’.

I have to confess, and if you talk to any of my family about me, you will hear the same report, that I am what could be termed, a ‘clean freak’. Whether it is cleaning the toilet, washing the car, vacuuming the floors, tidying the yard, chopping the wood, planting the vegetables in my garden, or whatever task I assign for myself, or are assigned by others, it is my mission to always discover the ‘king in every job’.

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‘Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one’s awareness of one’s ignorance.’ Anthony De Mello

The over-riding and enduring evidence of someone who is wise are the foundations of integrity and humility that have been forged throughout the years within the fabric of their beings.

The more they grow the less they realize they know. They are in no need of self promotion. They have no desire to raise themselves above others. They flow seamlessly between those surrounded by abundance and those surrounded by lack. They are as comfortable in the company of paupers as they are in the company of kings.

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