Scriptures
Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s business manager; Susanna; and many others who were contributing from their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples. Luke 8:3.
Application
If you want to make more money this week, I have simple advice for you. Don't chase money.
The other day, I was discussing with my wife how the things I do not necessarily care for or obsessed about come to me naturally. Whereas it seems to elude those who are going all out to get it. Could this be the secret why some people don't have more money? Let's dig in.
We know you need more money either to pay bills, do the things you love, enjoy life etc. Well, so are other people around you too who are busy chasing it. The mantra seems to be "me first", "me", "me" like kids in kindergarten. If you go about it that way, this new week may not be better than last week. Who would subject their needs to yours?
In our principal scripture for today, our Lord Jesus was not chasing money. While money was not His focus, He still needed money to run His ministry. That was why He had a treasurer, Judas Iscariot. However, Jesus was focused on people. He genuinely cared about all people. The people then reciprocated monetarily.
We don't make more money by chasing money. It's actually very simple to make more money this week. The question is, who has money? People. There's a person with money willing to pay for your service, knowledge, wisdom or skills this week. So, who should you "chase?" Who should you take care of? Who should you make feel like a King/Queen? Who should you genuinely care about? Jeff Bezos said the secret behind Amazon's success is because they are obsessed about their customers.
Generally, human beings don't do business with someone they don't like unless there's absolutely no alternative. On the other hand, people will buy from a business or someone they perceive treats them well all day long.
So, conduct your business this week in a way that they add value to the life of others. Give people more in use value than you take in cash value. That's what great companies typically do.
If you need suggestions on sources of income, ideas on how to monetize your current knowledge, skills and abilities, you should get a copy of my book 42 Financial Independence Laws For Christians. It has over 150 sources of income and how to monetize your current skills. www.jesusistooreal.com
Prayer Points
- Father, thank you for these words.
- Father, help me to love people genuinely.
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