What I learned from
the homework – Ants are wise:
storing up food in times of prosperity for use in leaner seasons. Just like the story of Joseph and Pharaoh’s
dream of fat cows and lean cows…
What I learned from
our class discussion – We need to do our homework on our investments and
not put all of our eggs in one basket.
We need to diversify our investments.
But, most importantly, we need to trust God more than the investments we
choose. Ultimately, all prosperity comes
from Him!
What I learned from
watching the video – It was suggested that, once the student reaches
Destination 4 on the Money Map, they begin to save and invest regularly.
Changes I have
made/need to make – I haven’t been terribly faithful with the saving part,
but my investing part more than makes up for it. However, since my investing is mostly in a work-sponsored
401(k) that can’t be touched until retirement age, I need to increase my habit
of saving to my accounts that can be accessed readily.
Memorizing Scripture
– Memorizing Proverbs 21:5 brought more to mind than just finances. In fact, “steady plodding brings prosperity”
reminded me of my journey through cancer treatment in 2010. When I was that frightened, my focus was
honed on God so intensely and I gripped Him so tightly that I just let Him lead
and kept putting one foot in front of the other until we finished treatment in
2011 and received clean test results.
That steady plodding definitely brought prosperity. And it was a witness of courageous living to
others who were watching me.
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