Streams Of Income

Streams Of Income For Financial Security

Income is money that a person earns from work, investment or business.  It is also revenue accrued from one source or the other.  It is necessary for believers to generate income from one genuine source or the other in order "to make two ends meet". They should identify their present and future needs and think of what to invest so that God will "water it".  If believers do not sow, God will not water it. Just as people spend good time making research on a particular field to discover new things or solve a particular problem, so should those who are called by the name of the Lord "consciously plan what to do to get the best that the Lord has destined for them" (Deuteronomy 28:11-13).

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Dose God Have Any Delight In The Financial Security Of The Faithful?  The Lord whom we serve cannot be satisfied seeing sinners (those who have relationship with Him) enjoy the good things of this life while His beloved saints (who have made covenant with Him by the Blood of Jesus) grapple with acute lack in every area. The Psalmist stated clearly that no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. The word of God clearly shows that many like Abraham, Job, and so on who sincerely served the Lord, were blessed above most of their contemporaries.  Concerning Job, it was written that this man was the greatest among the people who were living in the same regions with him. "His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses , and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east." His delight in the financial security of His people has been indisputably registered in His unfailing Holy Word: "Silver and gold is mine" says the Lord.  Believers should know that God is interested in their financial security,  He is the bedrock of our prosperity. He gives us power to get wealth. So, it is His promise that we will be financially secured. A lot of people are poor because they do obey the Bible in many areas but neglect biblical principles of financial security. They go amiss in that area to their own detriment. They lack and hunger and even accuse the powers of darkness to be responsible for their financial retardation. God takes interest in prospering the citizens of His Kingdom. Since He cannot physically enjoy those riches, He desires that His children enjoy them. "And ye shall serve the Lord your God and he shall bless thy bread and thy water." He gives His children wisdom to invest, monitor the investment and multiply the resources. Just like He sends rain on the crops in the field, He compliments the believers' effort so that in the end we will reap the fruit of our labour and even have "good success". Let's not wait till after death when we might begin to regret for failure to avail ourselves of the resources at our disposal today (III John 2; Joshua 1:8; Deuteronomy 28:3-4).

Is there not Distorted Notion about Financial Security among Fickle-Minded Christians?  Christians who naively find it difficult to avail themselves of God-given sources of wealth should reject the following ideas: (a) that money is the root of all evil. The scriptures stated that the love of money and not money is the root of all evil; (b) that it is impossible to be rich if you are disciplined, committed and faithful; (c) that the genuinely saved will always be blessed of the Lord regardless of the efforts they make. This is true only if they plan, pray, invest and labour or else they may remain poor perpetually; (d) that unbelievers are prospering because they are not godly. If Abraham was faithful and rich, we can as well be faithful and rich. Let's not strive to be spiritual and poor like Lazarus. However, the righteous are cautioned against setting their hearts on riches when it increases. They are not to trust in uncertain riches but in the Living God who gives us all things richly to enjoy (Hosea 4:6; I Timothy 6:10).

Diverse Streams of Income for Financial Security:  Knowledge of financial stability and principles of economic freedom can put you on a good footing. God's people are destroyed because of lack of knowledge. Christians should have quest for knowledge. They should read books, attend lectures, workshops, seminars whee they will obtain gainful knowledge about economy, finance and particularly in different fields of endeavour that will expose them on how to acquire wealth through godly means. We must be abreast of new skills, new knowledge, emerging innovations and technologies.  Furthermore, efforts should be made in the following areas: (a) Diversification of income streams. Income security entails discovery of diverse income sources. The believer must invest resources to ensure he makes income from different sources; (b) Multiple streams of income. A believer must strive to increase his income base.  We must work and pray to God to enlarge our "coast" of income streams. Depending on a single income source may not be wise; (c) Saving and investments bring wealth while consuming all that one has or in another language, eating with all the fingers, exposes the individual to tides of economic swings. It is important we get used to savings, investments and the fundamentals of wealth and financial security; (d) Vision for expansion and financial increase. Ask God for direction, guidance and enablement for financial security; (e) Debt financing. The misconception among Christians is that debt is a curse. However, we need to carefully note that the theory of finance stipulates that debt financing for investment brings multiplication if traded with guidance. It will help you achieve to conquer financial limitations; (f) Payment of tithes, sacrificial giving of various kinds. There is no new revelation for prosperity other than giving.

To do well financially, avoid the following: (i) laziness - the lazy will definitely be poor; and (ii) wasteful spending - waste prevents a person from having enough to save and invest for future (Genesis 13:2; Proverbs 10:4; 22:29).