RIGHT MINDSET FOR MONEY

Tell me what you think about money, and I will tell you what you think about God, for these two are closely related. A man’s heart is closer to his wallet than anything else. It is a staggering fact that for the past few years people have spent ten times as much for luxuries and non-essentials as they have for all charitable and religious purposes. This is a commentary on our shallow and superficial religious faith.

While the Bible warns us against greed and selfishness, it does encourage frugality and thrift. Even Jesus said to His disciples after He fed the multitude, “Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.” Although our Lord had the power to create, He Himself lived frugally and without luxury. John Wesley had a threefold philosophy about money. He said, “Make all you can; keep all you can; and give all you can.” Most of us get all we can, spend all we can; borrow all we can; and give meagerly to God.

[Source: Billy Graham]

THE MAN, HIS MISSION & MONEY There are 4 kinds of men on the earth today, find out which group you belong and do something about it: 1.Man on a Mission without Money 2.Man with Money but having no Mission 3.Man wihout Money and without a Mission 4.Man with Money and a Mission There is what to do irrespective of what group you belong. For those in group 1.Man on a Mission without Money Find a way to break even. You can't go far with your mission without money. However, you don't have to be the one to raise all the money you need to fulfill your mission,but you must have money to solve the most BASIC needs of human existence -Food,Clothing &Shelter. You can then think straight in raising funds from other sources to sort you mission from level to levels 2.Man with Money but having no Mission If you are in this group, this is a misery but has a solution. You need to capture your life mission otherwise 2 things willbe a constant feature in your life. These are A) Money will be what controls you. You remain a servant to money.It is the amount of money you have that determines your mood, your sense of control,your sense of identity. This is an aberration. B). If you do get to the end of your life, it will be one of regret. You would have pierced your soul with many arrows and regrets of things you know you shouldn't have done. Therefore in essence you need to seek for information that can help you capture your life's purpose. Its so vital. 3.Man wihout Money and without a Mission Ummmm! This is double tragedy but. A solvable problem. However, the first place to start from is to capture your life's mission first. Not money first. See #2 above,you will understand why. When you capture your life's mission, then begin to seek money that can meet your life's basic needs, so you can be able to think clearly of ways to raise money for fulfilling the great aspects of your mission level by level. 4.Man with Money and a Mission Wow! This is the ideal place to be.However, it has its traps. The first is to constantly fight off a sense of having arrived. Until you leave planet earth, there is no arrival point. Its from glory to glory. So keep dreaming on in your life's mission. The next trap to avoid is dream distractors. They will keep poppong up from time to time. This. Is why you need to craft a mission statement to keep you on track all the time. The next trap to avoid is the Pride of life. This is because, when you see many people who don't know their mission or who don't even have money, you may tend to fill as if you are better that other men. This is a fallacy and a mindset to utterly avoid at all cost. Always look unto God and keep an humble heart and very importantly... Keep an humble heart! #StandOut2015 #TakeCharge2015 #ManOfHonour2015 Follow me on twitter @dredugbo