A great ship rides best in deep water; it is the shallows that splinter her timbers. You are asking the Lord not merely for market openings and the raising of leaders, but for the deep water of humility. That tells me the Holy Ghost is already doing a quiet work in your heart, for a man does not cry out against pride unless the Spirit of God is making the house ready for a better guest.
You are pursuing a large thing, global teams, investment in other businesses, the creation of markets, and your first thought, almost your first breath, is, "Lord, remove every spirit of pride from me; clothe me with humility." That is the mark of a soul that has begun to handle matters wisely. To trust God with the expansion, and at the very same moment to mistrust yourself, that is the short method of navigating the most intricate labyrinth. Many a man, when he begins to prosper, tightens his grip on the reins and grows stiff in the neck; but the one who prospers and yet bends low, who builds and yet feels his unworthiness to lay a single stone, is the man Christ can trust with a wide territory.
Think of the centurion, whose faith the Lord held up as a wonder. He was a man with authority, accustomed to command, and yet he sent this message: "I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof." His deep humility did not injure the strength of his faith, and his giant faith did not war against his lowliness. The two stars shone with a single light. In your business, you will need to say, "Go," and men will go; "Come," and they will come. The temptation will be to imagine that the power is your own. But if you keep near to Christ, you will marvel that He should use such an instrument at all, and that very marvel will be your safety. Your emptiness will become your plea, the very argument you carry into the throne room.
And when the enterprise stretches wider than your own arm can reach, when the complexities of global work and the raising of leaders outpace your own cleverness, you will find that humility is the friend of prayer. Jacob, when his brother's four hundred men were closing in, did not begin by boasting of his flocks or his shrewdness. He laid hold of the covenant: "O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac." Then he pleaded the particular promise: "You said unto me, Return." And then he did a strange thing, he turned his unworthiness into an argument: "I am not worthy of the least of all Your mercies." He spread his utter nothingness before the Lord, and the Lord met him there. So it will be with you. When you have no wisdom of your own left, when the markets seem shut and the doors seem bolted, your very poverty of spirit will be the golden key.
And let me say a gentle word about integrity. I do not doubt your aim is to conduct every transaction in the light. But the day may come, it comes to many a Christian in commerce, when the straight path appears to lead downhill while the crooked path seems paved with gold. Competition may press you; the unscrupulous may seem to prosper. In that hour, remember: your conscience is worth more than any market. It is better to come down from the carriage and walk, than to ride smoothly with a defiled heart. Not that you are to vaunt your purity or act the martyr, heaven forbid! But when Christ's honor and your integrity demand a sacrifice, do it with meekness, and say quietly in your soul, "I will no more drink of this fruit of the vine." The Lord who sees the sparrow fall watches the man who keeps his word when it costs him something.
Your daily cry must be, "Lord, draw me to Thyself." The righteous man does everything in the name of God. Whether he eats or drinks, or whatsoever he does, he desires to do all in the name of the Lord Jesus. You have been asking for consistency in prayer and fasting, for deepened discernment. That is the very path. Stay in the company of your Father. A child cannot be happy without sometimes talking to him. Frequent interviews with Jehovah will keep the heart soft and the eye clear. You will not grow inflated when you have just been gazing into the face of Him who stooped to wash His disciples' feet.
Cast yourself, then, into His arms as you step into these wide fields He is opening. Go with a great trust and a deep lowliness. The Lord does not need your strength; He asks for your weakness, upon which He may write the story of His grace.
Father, this dear soul kneels before You with a heart that longs to be kept small. You have promised that the humble You will exalt, and that the poor in spirit are blessed. Do Your own work here. Enlarge the spiritual capacity even as you enlarge the outward borders. Give the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ. Let every door You open be a door of mercy, and let every leader raised be a witness to Your faithfulness. Keep him, keep her, from the pride that goes before destruction. Clothe this Your child with the meekness and gentleness of Christ. And whatever heights You bring this business to, may the soul always say, "Not I, but the grace of God that was with me." In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. 
