Should you risk investing, or wait for a \u2018lucky break\u2019 that could make you rich overnight? Solomon answers, \u2018Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return.\u2019<\/i> (Ecclesiastes 11:1 NIV) That means invest prayerfully and wisely, and be patient because it may take \u2018many days\u2019<\/i> before you\u2019ll get a return. The get-rich-quick mentality isn\u2019t Scriptural. \u2018Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.\u2019<\/i> (Ecclesiastes 11:2 NIV) <\/p>\n
So invest, but diversify; allow for market fluctuations. This is a play-it-wise approach, not a play-it-safe one. Be faith-driven instead of fear-driven. Fear allows the unpredictable to determine your actions. Godly wisdom, plus faith, is the key to investing. Waiting for \u2018the ideal time\u2019 will keep you paralysed. Success isn\u2019t in the absence of challenges, it\u2019s having the wisdom to manage them and keep moving forward. <\/p>\n
The Bible says, \u2018Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.\u2019<\/i> If you let the odds immobilise you, you\u2019ll never sow\u2014which means you\u2019ll never reap. The bottom line is this: life is full of unknowns, and just \u2018as you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother\u2019s womb\u2026 you cannot understand the work of God.\u2019<\/i> (Ecclesiastes 11:5 NIV) You don\u2019t have to know it all or be able to predict the outcome. Just seek God, then act on the wisdom He gives you (see James 1:5). You don\u2019t have to understand how<\/i> He\u2019s going to work on your behalf\u2014you only need to believe He will<\/i>! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Should you risk investing, or wait for a \u2018lucky break\u2019 that could make you rich overnight? Solomon answers, \u2018Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return.\u2019 (Ecclesiastes 11:1 NIV) That means invest prayerfully and wisely, and be patient because it may take \u2018many days\u2019 before you\u2019ll get a return. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}