By Stanley Tam (summary by Jeffrey Bush)
This is an incredible biography of a successful businessman with deep faith,
hard work, and strong convictions. He wanted God to be his senior partner in
business, so he asked a lawyer to draw up the paperwork. One lawyer told him
he couldn’t do it, and the second said the same. Finally, because of Stanley’s
persistence, the lawyer drew up papers that said God would own 51% of his
business. This meant 51% of all profit went to God’s work overseas and
different Christian organizations.
Stanley was sensitive to God‘s working in his life. On more than one occasion he
went back to apologize to someone or pay something he owed.
He established five guideposts for his life:
- To thank God for every adverse event.
- Rather hold a bolt of lightning in my hand than to speak against a
brother. - To pay any price in order to be obedient to the Holy Spirit.
- To administer love and never govern in anger.
- To pay three compliments every day.