\u201cSend out your bread upon the waters,
\nfor after many days you will get it back.
\nDivide your means seven ways, or even eight,
\nfor you do not know what disaster may happen on earth\u2026
\nIn the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hands be idle;
\nfor you do not know which will prosper, this or that,
\nor whether both alike will be good.\u201d
\n\u2013 Ecclesiastes 11:1-2,6 (NRSVCE)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The above verses can be applied when making an investment.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, people place their eggs in one basket.<\/strong> They put all their hard-earned money in one investment and when that suffers loss, they lose everything.<\/p>\nWe should divide our money wisely into many portions.<\/em> This is to mitigate the risk by dividing our funds in various undertakings.<\/p>\n2.\u00a0 On using your resources<\/h3>\n\u201cHis master said to him in reply, \u2018You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter? Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with interest on my return?\u2019\u201d \u2013 Matthew 25:26-27 (NABRE)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This verse teaches us about using the resources given to us.<\/strong> Even in terms of money, it specifically asked a very practical question, \u201cShould you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with interest on my return?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nAre we letting our resources dwindle away without even letting it earn the smallest interest we could by putting it in a bank?<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0 On making a guarantee<\/h3>\n\u201cGuaranteeing loans has ruined many prosperous people and caused them unsettling storms of trouble. Influential people have lost their homes over it and have had to go wandering in foreign countries. A sinner who hopes to make a profit by guaranteeing a loan is going to find himself involved in lawsuits. So help your neighbor as much as you can, but protect yourself against the dangers involved.\u201d \u2013 Sirach 29:17-20 (GNT)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This verse opens our eyes to the reality of being the guarantor for someone else\u2019s debts.<\/strong> While we should help our needy brothers and sisters, we should also be careful in doing so.<\/p>\nIt warns us that there are real risks involved and it is not wrong to protect ourselves by being wise.<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0 On diligence<\/h3>\n\u201cGo to the ant, O sluggard,
\nstudy her ways and learn wisdom;
\nFor though she has no chief,
\nno commander or ruler,
\nShe procures her food in the summer,
\nstores up her provisions in the harvest.
\nHow long, O sluggard, will you lie there?
\nwhen will you rise from your sleep?
\nA little sleep, a little slumber,
\na little folding of the arms to rest\u2014
\nThen poverty will come upon you like a robber,
\nand want like a brigand.
\n-Proverbs 6:6-11 (NABRE)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This verse clearly teaches us to be diligent. We should work and have the satisfaction of doing something for a living.<\/strong> By working and earning money, we can have something to use later on for our needs.<\/p>\n5.\u00a0 On worrying about money<\/h3>\n\u201cWorrying about money will make you lose weight and lose sleep. Worrying about business will keep you from sleeping just as surely as a serious illness does.\u201d \u2013 Sirach 31:1-2 (GNT)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The above quote warns us that although we have to work to earn a living, we should not be anxious in doing so.<\/strong> Worrying about it too much just to get rich quickly or to be more wealthy than you need to be would only bring you ruin in the end.<\/p>\nFinal thoughts<\/h2>\n
As Christians, we should be diligent in using the resources God gave us.<\/strong> We should use it to help our neighbors in need and to preach the Good News to those who do not yet know God.<\/p>\nLet money be a tool we use wisely<\/em> in doing so. But be very careful not to let the love of riches ensnare you.<\/strong> Why settle for material wealth and fleeting pleasures when we have eternal treasures that would never fade away?<\/p>\n\u201cI have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind\u2026it is better to have only a little, with peace of mind, than be busy all the time with both hands, trying to catch the wind.\u201d \u2013 Ecclesiastes 4:4,6 (GNT)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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